[Law is the same - his playing doesn't suffer. That rook of his harries both pieces, and then turns to obsessively attack the moderately strong piece as all the while Law's bishop moves ever closer to that fray. The weak piece gets away. He eyes his captured pieces, and decides which ones he's going to drop back into play.

Keeps an eye on the Gold General on Shikamaru's side. He'll need to direct a certain rook over there sooner or later.]

No they can't. And when people around them don't know the whole story when it comes to certain types of misfortune, it's worse, isn't it?

[Meanwhile he's let the piece he's been harrying threaten his rook for a change.

Enter the black bishop.]