True. Every mission has been very different, and what worked in Gyeonje would not have worked on the next mission. We're going to have to make choices with limited information, every time.

[Sabriel frowns.]

But... Still, based on what we've experienced, I think our first course of action should be to try to negotiate for the orb, if it's claimed. Most of the time, people who have it have been willing to hand it over, if we help them with their problems.