A) Mathilde can confidently say that she has never broken the Articles. I do think following them is valuable, for her own peace of mind and other reasons.
Why though?
Recall Mathilde meeting quadruple-agent Krammovitch earlier in the thread. The spymaster routinely inspects the ducks in the Tempelgarten to see if they're fatter than usual, as it would imply an uptick from the normal number of spies meeting by the duck pond.
...Hold up. Did... did I just read that right? Some fucking asshole tried to have an eleven-year-old girl climb the literal mountain of stairs? Like, not just a mountain, I know from experience that that's hard enough and a several-hour-long workout, but made out of stairs? Good god, Even if Wolf wasn't best boy before, he'd certainly earn the title for saving her from that torture.
Her primary trait is that she knows better than most the points of friction in dwarven/human interaction in trade. She doesn't know how to solve that friction, but she knows where she gets confused.
Or, you know, Windherder.
I don't see how that's helpful when teaching an 11 year old about how best to interact with different groups.
And kids, this is how Mathilde invented post-modern art.
...yeah, no. Dhar is literally a pure evil and destructive substance that corrupts everything it touches and drives people insane. There will never, ever come a time where its creation is at all acceptable.
How is introducing her to the biggest player in the political ring short of Thorgrim not going to help Eike with future Dwarf Relations. Its called networking for a reason
