These people were either allies of the stoneheart horde or had become its vassal races. Clymene understood that when invading a new world, if you didn't have the power to just steamroll everything in your path, you needed to make as many friends as possible.
"They should be fine," Orion said, shaking his head. He thought for a moment, then added, "Tangere has already moved to engage. He and that Cyclops are both on the upper end of the Legendary level. There shouldn't be any major issues."
Clymene fell silent. If their strengths were equal, she knew Orion's friend would likely have the upper hand. Her time on the Dusk Continent, surrounded by the powerhouse allies Orion kept, had set a very high bar.
"Orion," she asked, her voice low, "can we trust them?"
Her real question was unspoken. Can we trust them the way we trust the Champions Alliance?
"That's hard to say," Orion admitted, shaking his head again, which only confused her more.
