"I feel the same."

"Perhaps we should pool our efforts, then."

"I would be amenable to that," she says after a moment's thought. She stands, then, and summons a page to 'bring the Lady Ridis.'

Ah, the famous Ridis. This should be good.

She arrives rather promptly. She definitely looks foreign - certainly southern, though likely nearish the Threshold. (She's also visibly pregnant, though the swell of her belly under her robes is subtle.)

She bows lightly to the two Exalts. "Good day," she says. "My name is Ridis, Lady of Dau'ukar."

Wow she is very tall.

"A good day to you as well, Lady Ridis."

A good bit taller than Wyld, even, and Wyld's already got quite a few inches on Eridani.

She returns the light bow. "A good day."

She smiles a little and steps closer in. (Forcing Eridani to crane her head back a bit more.) "May I have the honor of knowing who I'm addressing?"

"-Elathea Eridani. Of Prasad."

"Shimmering Wyldclaw, of nowhere in particular; I'm Eridani's friend and companion."

"It's a pleasure to meet the both of you."

"Yeah."

"-I gather you have some insight on the war?"

"I do. I've been helping Prince Hhazrik with updating and developing our systems of warfare."

"To better adapt to the enemy's tactics?"

"And to begin getting ahead."

"What do you have so far?"

She sits. 

"We've been implementing procedures for screening for and defending against raksha infiltration at all of our outposts. The uptake has been variable, but compliance is steadily improving."

"We're also developing a more thorough idea of Sae'ira's geography, especially the parts nearby our border, and creating more accurate maps. We're also building analyses of the enemy's actions, and of our own war readiness."

Sounds like good preparations, if a little late at this stage. Eridani can ask some clarifying questions and suggest points to look further into.

'Started' might be a bit of an underexaggeration - they've gone into overdrive since the war began, but much of this has been on ongoing process for years. 

Ridis does apparently prefer to show them things rather than simply tell, though - she mentions reports, and the value of a physical orientation to the systems in practice, at least at this one fort. 

Still - "What can you two do to assist us?"

"In the long term, request reinforcements and material aid from Prasad. More immediately- I do agree that it's best to see things in person, and two Exalts prowling the border won't hurt your cause."

"What are your skills?"

"Interpersonal communication and two-weapon fighting."

"War, and much of what it entails - though I'll admit I'm better at the interpersonal parts than the engineering parts."

"I can find a use for both of you, then."

Eridani could definitely find a use for Ridis, like as a climbing tree or something because wow. (This is an inappropriate thought to have about a recent widow at a diplomatic meeting and so she will carefully not express this thought.)

"Good."