Belinda listened intently to the both nobles, found herself nodding slightly when Sophia and Daniel responed to daniel.<br/><br/>"One thing to bear in mind is that laying the groundwork is crucial.  We will be expending a lot of effort and coin  for considerable time before we see any real weakening of the Nobility's grasp.  This is a long march, not a quick sprint."  She tapped her fingers o her mug for a bit.  "You're right."  She said at last to Sophia.  Pinning blame for our initial moves on unpopular, or perhaps popular nobles will go a long way to setting them against each other.  Think of it as a giant "man in the middle" con.  We will be in the middle, feeding false information to both sides of a dispute which we instigate."