[Lauchenoiria]

Field hospitals? Arnott thought to herself, as a loud commotion outside her office began. It sounded like people were shouting at each other, and she gestured for one of her aides to go and see what was the matter. Before she could, however, Jennifer Hale burst in the door holding up a bit of paper that read, in all-caps, "PATEL IS TRYING TO START A WAR." And suddenly Arnott understood that Gargant was neither confused, nor lying.

"Prime Minister, I'm very sorry, but there are some things here I'm going to have to deal with right away. I'll, uh... call you back."

She hung up the phone and let out a long hiss. "Let me guess, she went behind my back to order troops to the Acadian border?"

"I'm afraid so," Hale replied. "Are we looking at a war with Greater Acadia, a civil war, or both?"

"I don't... I don't know," Arnott said. "We need a Full Council meeting. I'll call one. Oh, and Jennifer? Don't bring the kid. And you might want to be armed at it. Just in case."

Jennifer Hale swallowed, nodding, and left.