"Hell if I know," Noriko exclaims, still feeling a little shaken after the thunderclap pulses throughout the city. "The sword was said to be able to 'split mountains'...given what this god has been doing that wouldn't surprise me if that's the least it could do." Noriko helped steady Ironsides, the sharp stink of a heavy night's drinking hanging about the other woman.<br/><br/>Sighing, Noriko added, "Well...I wanted the power out of his hands...and that's what I got." Still Noriko was not at pleased with the turn of event. Helping Ironsides back to her seat, Noriko takes up a chair beside her. She asks to be poured a drink or two to ease her own nerves before she headed home.