"Of course," she agrees mildly. "We welcome allies but we will not suffer invaders." To make these concessions, she seems confident in her people's ability to defend their home.

There is an equally mild hum of agreement with his observation, but then her head cocks to the side, considering, gaze a little sharper. "Were you not told? We keep our oldest scrolls there. They are quite delicate and their preservation is not complete or infallible. To open them without the silk crumbling requires a... special touch. Such is not a secret. Few have reason to glance through those scrolls regardless."