Pride's mind raced.
One part of it was considering Baneberry--they had to move her; they had to find a medic to keep up the pretext of checking for disease, both on them, and on her. The other half of his mind was contemplating Reseda. She was as good as an enemy, if she was reading his mind and taking his ideas without him even noticing. And he suspected that she was; it was just too convenient to not be the case. She was possibly making a move on the throne, and her greed had always been an issue.
She was getting rid of Bloodberries, though, which was more than he could say for Envy. Maybe they could find a way to get rid of two birds with one stone, or at least one bird; perhaps send Reseda out for round two, and hope that either Reseda or Blackberry died. Maybe if they promised some sort of grander reward for a repeat performance..? He struggled to think of a way this could be implemented without seeming suspicious, or asking too much. Perhaps flattery--something along the lines of, "you're obviously our only defense, if you do this"--... whatever they thought of, "we will reward you greatly." But what could they even reward her with? A title? Food? She wanted one thing--power over everyone--and they knew it.
That's it. Maybe if we can convince her to kill them, we can tell her she can control that section of the caves in the name of the Seven, and she can be third ranking or some such. We can offer her soldiers, under her command. It'd give us more presence, and give her some actual power, while strengthening us as a whole. Something to think on. He almost absently cast his mind out, trying to link briefly to Reseda's to ensure he heard no echo of his own thoughts in her mind. He then closed off the link, and moved toward Envy and Reseda both, for a moment. He spoke softly, hopefully so that Baneberry would not hear, but loud enough for the others--except, perhaps, the dragon.
"Just a thought, my King, but perhaps if Reseda--ahh, Greed--can manage to destroy the Bloodberries' presence in that tunnel, she could be made the General of that region of the caves. The tunnel, Polaris and the like, in the name of the Seven. She could perhaps utilize our resources there, take a few of us to command and what have you--it would keep all of us much more safe. It may be time to think of an assault on them properly. But we can discuss it further later, perhaps?" He glanced questioningly to Envy, then gave Reseda a nod before turning back to Baneberry.
"We can go to the tower now, if you wish. We will need to find a medic to check you--and all of us--over; I am certain that of whatever is left, if anything is safe perhaps we can find a... memento for you to keep, once it is cleared of illness."
His voice was kind, soothing, and apologetic. He truly did feel bad for these victims of the Bloodberry madness--this one and Huckleberry, at least. They were hardly more than children, and certainly deserved a better life.