[Jade had been about to speak to the tarutaru -- Jessie? Palitutu? -- when Robin's words sank in.]

The Imperial assault... It was all to cause enough deaths to charge the crystal again, wasn't it? [That was the only explanation he could think of for such a foolhardy attack. What did that mean for Aqures Ixen when they got back?]

I suppose you're planning to have quite a laugh at our expense over the next few decades, Jessie.