Lakshmi sits quietly, through the meetings, and she knows - that they unsure about her. Being here, the ear that Magni now deliberately gives her out of more than just the flutterings of early love and affection as they suspected. Lakshmi is not here just to sit at Magni's arm as a pretty bauble, and they would learn it, one way or the other.

Sooner than she expected, as she sits there, listening to them. Talking about people - living people - and caring more about their own position than the suffering of those around them. Happy to keep enemies than make friends and build out further out of good merit.

"My Jarl - " alarmed eyes darting between them and inhaling a deep breath. " - This cannot be a serious proposition? We would leave people, innocent people, to suffer from famine for a meagre short term advancement?"