Northstar Vale the snow carefully everywhere descending

This is short but aaah, I did not want to hold it up further.

Further details came to light of a terrible group settling nearby, and it was all news to Ibis; however she could see some kind of understanding in Reiko's face, and the way Eleuthera spoke of these poorly dubbed Saints addled her more. It felt like she was completely out of the loop.

We are not equipped for battle, Ibis pointed out with haste, thinking of all the children present now, her dear daughters - and the brothers who protected her little family. I do not know how we could help you. What good comes of such turmoil? Would stopping this group make us safe, or paint us as future targets? The queries spilled from her like a furious little typhoon; Ibis would not put her family at risk so easily.

But it was not her decision to make - and momentarily she returned to herself, looking to Reiko, as she would know what to do. She at least had more involvement with the affairs of the universe beyond the Empire compared to Ibis.