Me " Aside from the support that I have promised the goblin nation through my standing in the human magical community, I can at this moment provide you with accurate information about the rise of the most prominent dark wizard since Grindelwald. "
King " Though that sounds interesting, and you do have certain unchangeable link to the said wizard, it is still hard to see how the man whose death made you in the celebrity you are today, will be any form of bargaining chip to be used against an entire nation. "
I could roughly understand the thoughts of the king. Even in my original timeline it took the collapse of the entire ministry for the magical community to recognise and acknowledge the re-emergence of him.
It was not that they did not wish to see the truth before their eyes due to him and his followers being overly covert and smart about their plans, it was just that his coming out the first time had made so traumatic an experience that the wizarding community as a whole wished to deny even the slight possibility of him coming back in any shape or form.
But, I too was not here to ask the king and the goblin nation to be involved in any non-sensical fight for glory against that madman. I had an altogether different task for the goblins.
I had almost accurate guess on the strengths of the goblins. Not as a nation, but as a race.
Me " The issue here is not the madman himself. "
There was a visible frown on the face of the goblin king.
King " If it is not about him, do you mean to convey that the turmoil that might rise with his resurrection will be a problem that the entire nation can't solve by itself. If so, let me remind you that even in his prime, while he had the human wizarding world on its knees, the goblin nation still stood strong."
It was visible that as he continued speaking the tone of anger had seeped in into his voice.
Me " You have me wrong, your highness. I do not speak of this as any ill omen for the goblin nation, but rather an opportunity that will be hard to come by anytime soon again."
king " Speak not in broken sentences but with clarity as my patience is not my strongest suite."
I understood that the conversation had taken a turn that had rendered the goblin king a bit on the edge so without any more suspense or delay I began to narrate my thoughts to the goblin king.
Me " It is true that I am sure of his return, and that is because I can sense him. I do not know the exact mechanics of his resurrection but I am sure that it will happen very soon. When that happens, the followers he had left behind will once again answer his call and the great game of evil vs good will begin once again.
The previous time this unfolded, the goblin community was but a spectator as they have been since the goblin war. You are the caretakers of almost all the wizard wealth of great Britain. I understand that the goblins do not meddle with underhanded transactions and do not believe in confiscating the gold that has been stored based on the definition of good and bad from the human magical community.
The thing that I do not understand is that when both good and evil amongst the wizards are fighting, why do you keep their treatment same.
I do not mean that you differentiate between them, all I want to tell you is that you change the policies according to the situation.
While the wizards are busy in their internal turmoil they tend to be very negligent about their money matters.
If at that time you were to change the limitations on the transaction procedures and increase the fee upfront, though they will be upset for a while they will have to comply if they want to maintain their advantage over the other side.
I also understand that this plan of mine has an obvious flaw.
The war will end at one point and whoever wins will end up targeting you for the treatment they received during this war.
While this might have been a genuine concern in the previous war, this time you have nothing to worry about as you will have me as your support by the end of this war.
I can also assure you that no matter how terrifying the madman is, I have a way to defeat him for sure and I would require your trust.
Though I cannot indulge everything, just know that when the timing is right I will eradicate him for good and the pressure that you might face for your acts during the war will be neglected once I take my rightful position. "
I was very satisfied with how I conveyed my thoughts in front of one of the most powerful magical beings.
King " You do speak well for your age and that is something I had witnessed since our first meeting.
Though you have given me much to think about, I will not be able to give you a direct answer as of now. It is not because I cannot give a answer alone, but because from your speech I have come to understand that all that you have foretold will still take some time to unfold and I do not wish to embroiled into this mess at such an early time.
As for us taking advantage of your kind, we are very much looking forward to it anytime. If what you said come to pass and I see any clear indication towards this I will have to uphold you on your word of supporting the nation in your community. "
I expected as much of him.
My sole purpose in coming was to give a head start to the king to seriously consider my proposition well before any turmoil begins so that when it all starts going down the drain, they act quickly and mercilessly without anyone being the wiser of my connection and their backing.
This was as much a protection for them then it was for myself.
It also was a safety feature that I had to introduce early on to protect us from both the sides equally.
I finally bid my goodbye to the king and made my way back.
Today had been a very nerve racking and fruitful day for me.