"We battle the Chess Set because if we do not, they would destroy us," she answers with a lesson learned in rote from her childhood. There's truth to it still-- although she certainly has wondered, much like she is certain others have, why the Chess Set and the Cards are such terrible enemies.

That, however, is not the matter at hand. She shakes her head slightly, glancing about the hallway and tilting her head in the direction of her office.

"I believe I-- have a thought on what may have lead to a more permanent schism."

But clearly it is not something to be discussed here. The walls have ears, after all.