"Like what? This other war that's apparently waging around us?"

Nothing is more important than Ravka, not even this country's war they've been unkindly thrust into. However, Zoya suspects that if they help those in Thorne meet their objectives, they could use that leverage to assist Ravka…

Everything comes back to Ravka. How can they use this to their sinking country's benefit? Perhaps the magic in Thorne can help keep them afloat—

She's getting ahead of herself, she's frustrated, and she's hungry.