[She closes her book as Lambert comes in, frowning in contemplation.]

The Rose Queen is a powerful sorceress, so it is done with the competence you'd expect. To our advantage is the fact that she is the sort who would prefer vengeance over simply eliminating a problem... it gives us time, and she likely wouldn't strike until the perfect moment.

That also makes it much worse if she actually succeeds, but. You know. Looking on the bright side.