"Or it could just be that people like to prepare for war."
"She's really the most likely of the three, I'm afraid. If it were one of the other two, it'd be veryvery strange that we're not having more people hurt and killed or depressed with lots of strange things going on in the government. But of the other two, Phibrizzo-dono is more likely. He at least has an imagination, and saa, things could be different with them now."
"Sou," he nods. "Was it a relief?"
"Mou, you were looking for it," Xel points out. "I mean, ne, not asking for it, but you were looking."