I want to know which things that are otherwise illegal become legal in self defense situations and what would happen if there were any question in anyone's mind about whether that was the circumstance or whether the response was proportionate.

"Uh, violence and vandalism and things like that? If there were any question in someone’s mind maybe they would take you to court."

Ring. What can you tell me about how an encounter with court goes?

"You go to an appointment where a judge asks you if there's anything you want to tell them and the court’s investigators show them evidence. Then I guess someone might have to pay a fine or be killed."

Ring. Two actually. What happens if they can't afford the fine? How do they collect evidence?

"You could pay in installments or be sold. They scry the time and place of the crime sometimes or they could have to figure it out from other things if they can't scry it."

Ring. What can you tell me about the scrying magic - what it can and can't do, what else it comes with?

"It can see the past and present and it’s a knowledge mage thing so it goes with other knowledge magic. Like understanding people who speak different languages or knowing how big the sun is."

- oh, if they can understand other languages - is there a symbol for knowledge mages? Ring.

Doodle.

Thank you. She still has sixteen rings in her pocket. If you have questions for me I'm probably willing to answer most of them at the same price but if not I'll be on my way.

"Are you planning crimes?"

No, I'm just from another plane and not familiar with this one.

"There are other planes?"

She'll take a ring for that. Yes, more than a dozen.

"Well, how do we make sure the empire controls them all?"

I don't find that outcome desirable and if I did I wouldn't think it was feasible, very powerful entities already have major interests on those planes.

"Are the very powerful entities going to bother me?"

If they haven't so far I wouldn't expect them to start any time soon. My friends will be looking for me but you've been lovely so I wouldn't expect them to bother you.

"Do you want me to tell them anything in particular if they come asking after you?"

I think they'll contact me directly. I guess if you run into them first somehow maybe read them the imperial laws, they won't know them.

"Well, if you want to hire me in advance to remember to do that, I'm not opposed."

No, like I said I don't think it's likely. Anything else? She's made back five rings of six and is planning in advance to be sticker shocked all to hell.

"No."

Then she'll let herself back out into the street and start looking for knowledge mages.