"Of course I'm not happy," Aibghalien snapped. "You're going to waste more power fighting me than you'd get from me even if you won, and more still fighting everyone else trying to stop you! This is pointless, Signum! I suggest (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/suggestion.htm)," he continued, expending energy from the crystal he held to fuel the spell, "you stop and let me help you rather than persisting in this pointless fight!"

He had no illusions about Signum's strength of will, but he could hope that whatever had caused her to act so unusual had perhaps weakened her resistance to mental influence. At the very least, maybe she would listen to reason even without the magic.

The much more realistic part of him prepared for another assault.