"They don't politic themselves, but I gathered they care about it enough to use our political arrangements against us."

Plum nods, arranging herself to sit very still and try to be calm.

"I know. I'm not exactly Ghost material, but this is something they're very predictable about. Maybe I can negotiate something. Maybe it'd be better to destroy this body at the last moment. We've prepared for that, but but I'm honestly not sure I'd be able to follow through out here."
"How much of the war can you catch me up on in five minutes?"