[She might have been trying her hand at it, but when he made the suggested move, Vira simply nodded for him to make the command. He was right, after all. Why waste pieces? Sacrifices were their own problems, after all, and she could only guess two, maybe three moves ahead at best.]

I trust you. You, after all, do know these rules better. It's a little difficult to be sure what they will do...

But yes, the fewer of their pieces that they have, the more we have to work with. Still, getting my hands on a sword would be nice.