<div class="floatleft">(https://elliquiy.com/elluiki/images/c/cd/Blind_swordswoman2.png)</div><br/>"If a dragon were starting a war, you would know," Calanthe smiled. She had taken a step in Maya's direction when she started tripping, and then stopped when it became clear she was capable of managing a few tree roots. "There'd be more enemies crushed and driven before her, lamentations of their women, that sort of thing. And more fire. You wouldn't be able to make out the castle for all the fire."<br/><br/>It was a little embarrassing how apparently half of them were very well-known and she hadn't heard of it (except for Color Splash's humanitarian work). But it made everything fit better - Paratha knew Calanthe personally and Alexandra by association with the Watcher, but the other three were by reputation, which meant she probably hadn't done extensive research before inviting them, which meant the possibility of surprising her.<br/><br/>Which meant that if things went sour, saving the day would be in the hands of punching and light shows. A comforting thought, that.<br/><br/>Solar Flare had said something interesting, though, "I've never really asked her what she liked in terms of fun and games, come to think of it. We can't<em>completely</em>rule out that she's just decided to host a legendary Parcheesi tournament, or decided that the sheer joy of seeing the Watcher and the Abbess try to play gin without blowing anything up is worth the trouble. We can just...<em>mostly</em>rule it out."