Despite what we're doing, war seems to be closer. The faerie courts are arming, probably in response to what happened with the tithe if you had to make me guess. And now that instrument's in play and we haven't seen any response from the pro-war faction...it's easier to hide an object than a person, at least.

*we haven't heard from Uriel either, but that seems impolitic to bring up*

Preparing for consequences down the line is in the job description, though...what about you?