It was not a decision made with relish, nor one the mage negotiators suggested. We fought against it as long as we were able to. None of us are happy with it, I promise you.

( I mean, she's not miserable about it, but she isn't happy.

She stands near the announcement board, peeling an orange so that the peel hangs in a large spiral. A woman in an elaborate dress, low key by her standards, but fine quality silk in bright colours, and so on. )