"Well, wrangling cohesion will be up to them. Many Foreigners throughout the years have not seemed especially inclined towards being a unified force."

The madame snorts. It's clear that she thinks this is a good part of the reason why the Foreigners have bungled so many things. Sometimes it's amusing to watch; other times, it has meant death and destruction.

"I suppose we will just have to wait and see. If they ask for help, I certainly don't see the point in denying them. Better for us all to do well than let a weak link sink the whole system," she adds. "But they have had poor role models for unification of late."