[she ought to say she resembles that remark, but she honestly doesn't see herself as proud or as detached as immortals are, even if she is, effectively, one of them because of her career. she's rather farsighted in her own regard...

after a sip, she lifts her chin:] There's a general amount of 'status quo' to be maintained, especially when fluctuating volumes of the magically adept are in play. Without directly speaking for the court, I'd wager a guess we're in a state of watching and measuring, trying to reach a general average output before proceeding with new plans to do more than simply maintain the frozen state of disaster.

This also leads me to assume our circumstances are not as dire as they could be, since this "pull" that draws foreigners from their frozen worlds isn't destabilizing the barriers in place.