Nyressia continues to stare down Chess, though her expression softens,<em>slightly</em>as she realizes that the tiny woman isn't entirely incompetent. "Very well. If you absolutely must know, I intend to take over this city. We are, slowly, working our way through. The wards on our... temple," she says, smiling somewhat perversely at the word, "are to ensure that we can... identify those who might eb sympathetic to our cause, and take action against those who might not be."