Ironsides walks around, hitting the walls of the cabin a few times. "Well, now, I've heard quite a few rumors. But the big one is that somebody in the higher ends of the military or government here found out, and I mean reliably found out, about some major incoming attack. Possibly from that beastmonster, Ma-Ha-Suchi. Or whaterver it's called."<br/><br/>She reseats herself, leaning forward, gesturing for Noriko to turn her head and listen. "But the big rumor I've heard is that it's not that they've found any real threat, but some lost ritual, or sorcery. And they want all this to try and leverage it into something big. No clue what, sadly."