How much could she trust this emissary? Olivia had spent a long career telling civilians as little as possible. She didn’t have to be dishonest about it. “We don’t want to fight a war. What we really want to do is win before the Storm King can wreck your country. I guess Motherlode is a good place for that.” She didn’t know why exactly, since Discord had been completely unhelpful. She knew it had resources, knew it was far away, knew now that the population was determined and would make for a helpful ground crew.