Eilonwy smiled at the sentiment and then had some more tea as she listened as Loki explained things.

"It's a smart strategy, if not a bit heavy handed. You have to make very educated guesses at how your attacks can work and assume a lot about your targets, especially if--" She paused mid sentence, eyes narrowing as Eilonwy realized something.

"Especially if that was your first time fighting them. If the masquerade was nothing more than a glorified training session, then.. Then Vaeros could have more planned, with better strategies for the future." Eilonwy sighed.

"No, you shouldn't blame yourself like that. You did help after everything. We all did what we could, and there's no shame in that." But it was still a bit scary to think about. Eilonwy resolved to learn as much as she could in the meantime.