<em>What was your first clue?</em>Amaterasu replied, somewhat sarcastically.<em>The perfect timing, the manipulation of *my* plans, or the fact that it just-so-happened to coincide with events designed to inconvenience us. You, specifically, most likely. You're right; as much as these people think they're important, they're pawns, and you, I and Barid all know it. It's a move to see if you'll play your hand, or cost us a lot of time, effort, and alliances. Either way, he wins. The question is, what prize do we give him?</em>