She cannot fully suppress a dry chuckle. "There's no way he knows. The Queen is terribly cunning, but she comes from a military family, and as you may know, the military can greatly inflate the egos of those who don't truly understand the machine. She has authority and has always had authority, so it doesn't surprise me that she decided to proceed with an experiment that she has no background with. It's also not a surprise that Grigory is involved. He's a Borrel sycophant. She could tell him to jump off the tower and he would."

Chewing the inside of her lip, she stands to go look out the window, leaning against the wall. "What did she do to poor Relena?"