"If I don't think it's life or death at the time, I'll try to keep the wand intact. It might make a good bargaining chip, if nothing else," It might be a little weird that Steph is talking about this like it's totally going to happen. Not that she's planning to cross any magicians, but she knows her own luck, and her own ability to get herself into trouble. She's expecting to come up on the wrong end of a wand at some point during her time in Baedal.