If we had a competent - [ she paused, taking in a sharp breath. ] If we had considered the attack would be on a larger scale, we would have been successful on both accounts. But we did not, and so no matter how many consider it a victory, it was not.

[ She would have to shift the conversation soon. Would have to find a way to detach herself from these affairs, less her temper show. And the temper of a Utahime was an ugly thing. ]