You wish me to divulge the nature of security taken at fortresses and capital cities? [oh Polgara...

He smirks over his tea for a moment, letting her wait before giving enough of an answer.]

If you mean the mystic soldiers, I have neither employed them nor seen them anywhere except in the direct company of the gods. As for the rest, I have no reason to expect that Lord Sun Jian or Lord Liu Bei would leave their headquarters vulnerable to attack, any more than I would Xuchang.