[Yaone does listen and it's a genuine relief to have her suspicion validated by a resident who's clearly been here longer than she has. It's natural for her to doubt herself and underlying everything was the worry that perhaps she just wasn't seeing the situation clearly and was simply overreacting to it.

Some of the tension clearly goes out of Yaone as she nods.]

A shinki I spoke to earlier today mentioned similar events. I had thought that they seemed rather insistent on ensuring fealty to their queen.