<em>Or this was an unexpected contact. She had been here for a while... but, you do forget, there are thousands of beings, within a few miles of here. It may not seem like it, given how much free space there is... but the shores of this lake are rather crowded, if you look at it, from the right perspective. And, much like your new friend, they don't tend to send their own agents directly into these lands; they recruit from outside, to infiltrate. And there are many, many independent forces, beholden to neither court.</em>