Sabine was not sure what to say. Everyone else had been questioning her, and with good reason. Of all the people to give her congratulations first, Lorag was not the one Sabine would have predicted.

For a few moments, she tried to work out if Lorag was being sarcastic. Her face ended up flushing at the possibility that her unwanted predictions on getting credit for these tasks was coming true.

Still lacking any answer to Lorag, Sabine stammered out a response to Meesei. "Arinette was limited with the staff. She did not know magic like we do. The staff is...describing it is not simple. It is like a strong river I can direct with my bare hands. It might run out of magicka like a river runs dry but I do not know when or how."

She sniffed. Her eyelids were drooping. "I am sorry for all the trouble I caused. I can show you what I did. But I will not let Do'rhajul or Yerig go unprotected. I cannot. Ri'vashi wanted to kill him, I could see it in her eyes. She refused to go through me but I cannot tempt her or anyone else they have hurt."