Unfortunately, they were apparently good at their jobs. 

She will talk to the clergy at the church to see if they know anything about where she might learn more.

The monk who runs the rare book room bows to them. "Hello, Sister. Mr.--"

"Mordred Orkney. Sir."

"What do you need help with?"

Araari smiles at him. "Hello. I'm from the Order of St. Frumentius; I was sent by my order to accompany a group of travelers on their journey. We noticed that your library of rare books has redactions--" She describes an example-- "And were curious as to whether you were aware of this, or where I might find more information."

"Our library is as complete as possible. Perhaps you'd be able to search somewhere else for information?"

Oh, look, it's that thing Berhane was doing with the extremely precise language.

if you are going to have a religious prohibition against lying maybe you should ACTUALLY NOT LIE It is difficult for Mordred to be too offended about this because it is probably good not to be in the habit of sharing information about this with random outsiders but also he is in general irritated by hypocrisy.

Araari is not a random outsider but she is also totally unaware that the monk is doing this thing. "Perhaps! Where would you suggest we search in order to find further information? Or is there someone you would recommend I talk to for this purpose? Thank you for your help."

"Well, I am sure your order has many records of interest about St. Frumentius."

Nod. "Perhaps I should consult with Sister Berhane, then. My apologies for disturbing you."

Probably she hasn't - is there some way he can tell her that without the monk knowing he's noticed - ugh there is probably not.

What is even the POINT of having a religious prohibition against lying if you're just going to lie all the time.

"Well, if there is nothing else, I will leave you to your research," the monk says,

Nod. "Thank you."

Wonderful. Great. Thank you, incredibly unhelpful monk.

"Is there anyone in the Ethiopian Orthodox hierarchy who actually doesn't lie," Mordred says, not really expecting an answer.

"...He was lying? I'm sure he had a very good reason."

"Oh, he had an excellent reason, in the vast majority of cases one should not reveal to random outsiders poking around where that information is. But I'm getting annoyed with the number of people whose response to a religious prohibition on lying is to come up with a tortured justification for why it isn't a lie actually, this is the second time it's happened and I've only spoken to three people with such a prohibition including you."

"--I think I know what the redacted information is, and he wasn't lying that my Order has it."

"--oh?"

"I don't remember what Sister Berhane has already told you about our Order and its founder?"

"He was an exorcist who founded your order to fight evil? There weren't many details."

"Yes. And none of the books even mention that he was an exorcist. I would guess that the details of his career as one is what someone is trying to hide; the question is whether they are doing it maliciously, to prevent others from learning how to fight evil, or if they are doing it with benevolent intent, so that evil cannot become better-prepared; or some third motive, that I have not thought of."

(She's talking very quietly.)

"Most of what I know is that the monk just now was doing the same thing Sister Berhane did, when she told us just enough technically-true statements to make a lie out of them. I don't have any particular insight as to why. - we should warn the others to be on the lookout for that, I don't want to rely on me recognizing it every time."

"If he was trying to hide this information as Sister Berhane did, I expect this hiding of knowledge to be benevolent; I trust the Church and Her discretion. But yes, we should inform the others."

Meanwhile--

"Alright Magnificence. It's you and us. Where do you want to go? Found any good stuff during those days you disappeared?"

Magnificence wants to see ANEMONE. He does not know how to communicate this, though.