Lera is pretty certain of them! Vati doesn't strike her as a political manipulator par excellence and she hasn't had a lot of paranoia bread into her. She does worry that Vati would be made to choose between her and the Armaiti some day, or that Vati will get in trouble and she won't be able to save her in time.

Has Vati seriously considered becoming a spellsword? Would she, if the Armaiti wasn't in the picture?