Aigis was right; they'd come a long way tonight, and could run out of time at any moment. And while the staff usually left their toys alone, there might not be any staff left; there was no going back from here. In a way, it was relaxing.

In another, it was terrifying. It made her feel alive, awake.

Taura nodded, a single swift bob of her head. She held the device out, and repeated the instructions she'd been given. It would take down his defenses, she explained. The button was obvious, and all they needed to do was get it close enough to Landel and push.

Find the bastard, and push a tiny little button. And be ready; while it would take down his impregnable defense, he hadn't survived this long by only having one plan; the coup and re-coup had proven that. They needed to put him down for good.