Maketh. Lance came to me with a plan to manage Sato in the short term. I thought little of his proposal, but he is determined to see it through with or without our assistance. As it will affect the Guard and imply our involvement regardless of what we do — not to mention our duty to keep him safe — I think it best that we impose ourselves.

To that end, he has agreed to take council with us. I want you and Nick there. If we are to avoid a repeat of recent events then our combined wisdom is needed.

[He sighs, and after a beat tells her what he will say to no one else:]

I worry that our control over this... feud slips through our hands like grains of sand. Sato should never have been this much of a concern for us. We cannot make any further mistakes.