Bwahahaha, Kat is now Mao's only wholely trustworthy ally. Gooood, blood, the plan goes well
That's possible, but even friction is quite possible. Mao is very, very lawful good. She'll never be able to really relax and not worry about XYZ things around chaotic people.
I mean, look at Aryk, she was probably chaotic good too. When people with good intentions commit crimes, it doesn't make them immune to punishment.
Sad to say but she would likely have an easier time working with a Lawful Evil creature than a Chaotic Good one.
Either way, Goodness shall prevail!
Call it assumption since I have no idea of the timeline. Baha was there when it came out, saw it trapped, wasn't there when the planar thingy went down? (yeah pretty sure that happened before later site inspection), and now Mao is all PO'ed.
Round1 : Baha leaves to chase after Aryk. Aryk stumbles into a room full of anti_Esper bots ready for her and gets shot down.
Round 2 to X : Mao chats with the Mag. Could take a round or three depending on free action speech. Dimensional lock is off and Mao reaches the scene instantly.
Round 2 to X : Baha makes a show of eating Aryk. Could take a round or two. Then she leaves to do stuff in her Mech which takes quite a while (many spells to cast).
Round Y+ : Mao checks the scene.
Round Z : Baha returns.
So it is quite possible that Mao would have witnessed Baha eating Aryk. She could have resurrected her as well (or try to, at least).
The Mag's escape is actually doubtful. It could easily still be in the room (didn't seem in no hurry to leave) or have been taken care of when Mao left the cage.
Mao also isn't pissed off. She cannot even be angry. Its not part of her range of emotions. She can understand anger, to a point, in the same manner that we understand, say, photosynthesis. If I described her as angry at any point thought that would be my mistake and out of character. She should be able to be annoyed, at most, which would be a mix of confusion (common when encountering errors in calculations) and eagerness toward.
What she is though is being very suspicious. Certainly not paranoiac, but very worried and careful. Especially now that she can concentrate on the aftermath of the event rather than ways to accomplish the objectives.
But as for her knowledge that was always intended to be shared. I've been working a recruitment angle before you even attacked her and while I planned to use the teenaged form as an implied excuse (Baha lacks the bluff ranks to call it directly) it doubled down as the reason her soul isn't in the afterlife.
Sure, but they had already prepared a perfectly lawful way to get it done anyway. Criminal initiatives to accomplish the same goal are likely to be very badly welcomed by an extremely lawful government.
Great job with the background information on your royal House, by the way! I love a good read and the little details.
So we'll have to murder it at some point.
Mao doesn't really care about it though she would prefer it to be somewhere it cannot cause unnecessary trouble. Its inanimate shell would look nice on a shelf, though.