[He nods: they'd definitely underestimated the Regency. They had treated a diplomatic function like it meant something. They hadn't had a detachment of troops or a dragon to use to guard the villa. They had assumed, in some way, a sense of fair play.

He rubs his thumb over her fingers and against the side of her hand.]

I know. If Arthur has a way to get into someone's dreams... still sounds mad to me, even after seeing what Ryuji can do... then it's not impossible that they could see into your minds.

The Gallipoli nurse, she cared about her mother. She cared about a lot of things. Did you get the sense of what Kebechet cared about, other than her sister?