Look at these two mfers in the same room.
Some tense negotiations were going on, (because diverging from canon is like, a hobby of mine -- who knew?! -- but the glitch that allowed it did spark an idea for the fic-in-progress...)*
My two Thalmor despise vampires, but if you've been ordered to uncover an artifact linked to Auri-El??
You gotta parlay with folk you REALLY don't like. (Or, in Ancano's case, had wanted to like but were sorely disappointed by).
--- Dart
Update: snippety-WIP! =^.^=
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A tome of interest to both parties.
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"A'ight?"
Commander O. put in an appearance on the way back to Northwatch. I think Ancano might have said 'Hello' back, but honestly, meeting that old CeyThalmor had put him in a Mood.
---Nat
Two can play at the covert-lexicon game, Nat. What were you two arguing about when I came back?
--- Ancano
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Edit:
@kauchenoe couldn't resist zooming in, and has made this handy clarification of their sour little expressions 🤣🤣:
Beautiful. I am cackling 🤩💕
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