Oh, that part.

Yep.

I'll live.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

And Cam scrolls up to his rendering of the oath Findekáno made and shows it to Maitimo.

"Well, fuck. ...depending on exact words these might all expire if my alt is dead, not that I have sufficient explanation to murder someone but I feel like I have very close to sufficient information -

I wish my universe's Findekáno were here."

"I'm not sure he'd be particularly more comforting - this one would have to assume he was potentially under similar oaths, pretending whatever you wanted him to pretend -"

He shudders. "Conveniently he can swear that he's not. 

Though."

"Though?"

"If I were evil, which I am not and I am happy to provide you with any confirmation you'd find reassuring of that - you can have people swear motive or belief-altering oaths and then give them an amnestic, most oaths just aren't in force if you don't recall making them but the kind that change your head around are -"

"...Your brand of Elf installs these fucking things. On purpose."

"I have never heard of anyone using motive or belief altering oaths for anything scarier than "I swear I'll really enjoy doing my laundry!"

Sigh.

Hug. "Can I see the whole conversation or should I not-"

"The one with Edie? Sure -" He scrolls it.

"I meant the one after I left, but thanks..."

"Wasn't transcribing the whole time. Did take notes." He produces the notes.

By the end of which he is trembling violently.

That'll get Cam to loosen up enough to unfold a wing and wrap it around him.

"I am really really not the victim here," he says, but leans into it.

"Yes well neither of us can go hug the actual victim usefully so."

"We could go find my alternate but we probably shouldn't do that, isn't - isn't actually constructive -"

"We'd need Findekáno to hold the door which he won't and what would we even do with him."

"Can't trade Findekáno any concessions for tech to end the war, can offer him that, get him to - cancel them all, I guess, and figure out what else he's done and - rest depends on information we don't have yet -"