Both women look surprised at his waving it off, shaking their heads. "Oh, a-alright." "Who are you meeting with?" "Wait, burn the town down?" "Don't blame the perimeter guards... most of them are untrained, even if they are elven. I've tested them, myself... they're getting better, but it's a huge perimeter, and there's too few people."<br/><br/>Kamariel, who'd embraced the game's war aspect, was actually doing fairly poorly; too focused on war, her economy suffered horrifically, as 80% tax rates in all of her cities aren't conducive to much of anything. Nadriina had found a perfect balance in offense and expansion, and had subjugated the entire planet, already, and was deftly working towards the top end of research. The other players were having varying levels of success, though Nadriina was far and away he best.<br/><br/>Katrina seemed to sense his arrival, and joined him after a few minutes. "There you are... any luck?"