She's got the devil's eyes
Truthfully, Heartfire rarely holds much respect for the warmongering sort. But she is a firm advocate of being well prepared for any eventually.
Which, ultimately, is why she is here.
One corner of her lips twitch at Aten’s wry comment. She doubts the possibility of death suits any horse well. Unless of course, one is impervious to it’s grip. Still, there are very few who are truly unkillable, so most would do well to have a healthy respect.
“Gather what information you can. If you can do so without raising flags, stall any meetings she might have,” she replies after a moment of thought. “Continue to be Taiga’s champion. Lepis does respect that much, at least. She already knows you do it for Taiga and not for her. And if her shortsightedness causes her failure to realize that means ousting her,” she shrugs briefly, though her eyes gleam with faint humor, “then the loss and regret will be hers alone to bear.”
and they'll cut you like a weapon