The older woman pauses for a moment. "More that sword than the map, although those things might be summoning materiel. And the who doesn't matter too much if somebody has a sword that Lookshy would love to have."<br/><br/>She turns and looks straight at Noriko. "See, between the satrap, the military heads, and the pressure on the city, that weapon will get used. And then people will want it. And things will only get worse. Following me, Noriko?" If not, she will get out a map, to show how badly things can go, especially since there's the feeling that the Blessed Isle might let the satrapies go, at least for the duration of a civil war.