[Oriko will let her manage her own tea for now, smiling in that patient-yet-very-awkward way someone will watch you struggling to do something for the very first time.]

Political opponents will often stop at nothing to achieve their goals... it's wise advice.

I don't think children care much about politics, though, as a general rule. [Excepting herself. But had that been a mistake all along...?] Do you think anyone else here seems like the type?