Shrug. "'Give Gideon my congratulations' suggests Gideon might've been the necro, but that's a pretty mild 'suggest.' If these were their rooms, though... There might be more elsewhere."

"...I've never heard of another Gideon."

"You think there could be a relation?"

"...So you know how my blood - " She glances suddenly at the closed doors, as if anyone might possibly be listening in. " - I don't - I think the woman who brought me to the Ninth was bringing me because of that. And I keep thinking that maybe - maybe I'm related to - to the Body."

"...And I don't know if this and that add up to anything," or if she just desperately wants to be special somehow, "But... It's weird, isn't it?"

Ellyn puts down her pen to give Gideon a quick hug. "Yeah. It is."

Hug!

"...We can keep an eye out for information on the original Lyctors in general as we're studying, like in the library and stuff."

"It'll be here if it's anywhere."

"There isn't much even here..." They must have taken most of their personal stuff with them, she guesses.

"Seven labs to go. Bet they'll have rooms like this one attached."

"Exciting."

"Very. I need some more time with this one, still..."

They can spend at least the day on it - possibly take a few of the books with them (and definitely their notes) out to meals, too - or see if they can't get food to go. And the training ground here is plenty for Gideon to do her exercises. 

Seems like a plan.

It's probably a good idea to make an appearance at dinner, even if just to keep tabs on the other attendants.

Plus Gideon's worked up an appetite, one not really answered by bread rolls. 

That was quite a show earlier, fair enough.

Maybe the skeletons will even serve something with protein in it, if Gideon asks nicely. 

One way to find out.

Onward to the dining hall, then. (With their notebooks, of course, plus maybe a book or two...)

Don't forget to lock the door behind themselves.

She'll also carefully tack the tapestry back up. 

How thoughtful.

They're not the last ones to show up for dinner. The Fifth and the Fourth are already sitting. (The young teens of the Fourth break into furious whispers at the sight of Ellynhark and Gideon.)

...Should they try to talk to the other attendees? (Gideon has no idea what to do with either teenagers or older married couples.)

The decision is somewhat taken out of their hands when the man from the Fifth waves jovially to them. "Ho there, Ninth! Come have a seat!"

"Magnus noooo don't ask them to sit!" The teenagers seem embarrassed by this display of cheerful extroversion.

...Alrighty then? (She can sit closer to the extrovert, if Ellyn wants to use her as a shield.)

Good plan.