Resistance. That just made it sound as though this warlord had already acquired control, and people were still trying to fight back. It wasn't a comforting thought, but even Voldemort had nearly managed to come out on top, to the point where his Death Eaters were running Hogwarts and openly torturing students.

That last comment, though, was where the inward comparisons ended. "And do you have people figuring out the exact odds of such a thing?" Because, while she might not say it, those people might be better put to work actually attempting to fix the problem rather than working out the odds.