My apologies for perhaps posting fast, but I knew exactly how I wanted that post to go, and so I typed it.

Tell me if there's any problems with it.

Edit: [sub][sub]... ... ... A moment ago it felt obvious that Mariette would figure out that the collapse of the alliance was manufactured by them. So, why this wave of sudden crippling self-doubt after I've already posted it?
 ... ... ... Oh... well... ... ...[/sub][/sub]