Beatrice draws her hand back quickly, holding it a moment before letting it lower.  "I..." she pauses a long moment, "I was not there when it happened, but the council likes to make sure that we're all aware of what happens in the world."  She sighs a bit, looking off to the side, "I'm sure that what you're doing doesn't violate the laws of magic, that isn't the only thing that we're here for."  She gestures towards the top of the pyramid again.<br/><br/>"The man who died there, was a member of the council."  She let the tip drop again to tap the concrete, "and it's my duty to protect the members of the council."  She looked over to the other woman a bit, smiling a little lopsidedly, "I'm...not as familiar with shinto as I would like...but please, do understand.  There are wizards of every walk of life, from shamans to the most absolute hermetic and everything in between.  Each has their own methods and ways, their own take on the hows and the whys of magic.  And, in all our hundreds of years of history, that debate has never been won.  But I will say, many of us, at least, tend towards more conservative use of magic except when needed."