:She made my necklace! And she can do wizard magic.:

Savil has already examined the necklace and told him she can't make heads or tails of it; she's far ahead of Lancir as a mage and he won't get any further with it.

:I see. Any chance you could give us an example of wizard magic that, er, that mages can't do?:

:I don't know.:

Sigh. :That's all right. Does your daddy have an army?:

Her daddy has ALL the THINGS. :Yeah.:

:Do you know anything about what he's planning to do with it?:

:...magic?:

:I mean in what country:

:...Cheliax.:

Of course Leareth might not tell his toddler anything - in fact, it would be stupid to - but Lancir asks anyway. :You haven't heard anything about him planning an invasion?:

:Noo-ooo.:

Sigh. :Do you know how many mages work for him:

:Lots!:

Unsurprising and unhelpful!

Lancir tries and fails to think of any more questions. He sighs. "Van, would you mind, er, entertaining her for a few more candlemarks here while we talk?"

Yfandes still isn't telling him ANYTHING and at this point it's getting frustrating, but Vanyel shrugs and nods. "Sure, I'll go get my lute." :Pexa, I'll be right back, all right?:

:Okay. ....is it still not an emergency?:

Vanyel no longer has any idea what's going on. :No, it's not an emergency: he says, as reassuringly as he can manage.

:Okay.:

Presumably Savil will tell him if she needs help with something. Or Yfandes will reveal what she's being all worried about in the back of his mind. In the meantime, he's not going to insert himself into whatever-it-is.

Vanyel goes back to his room, fetches his lute, and returns to start playing songs for Pexa again.

Savil and Lancir go off to Savil's bedroom to discuss.

Savil shoots a look after them. He...vaguely remembers that maybe they had some sort of commitment tonight? ...Nevermind. Too tired to worry about that. He will launch into the Windrider Cycle instead.

Pexa snuggles up at his feet and sings along very badly and twiddles with, but does not bite, her emergency ring.

Maybe a candlemark later, there's a sudden knock on the door. And then Lissa's voice.

...Damn it, right, that's what he forgot. Lissa and her new friend.

Vanyel jumps, and then forces himself to take a deep breath and smile reassuringly at Pexa as he sets down his lute. "Er, one moment..."

:Savil? Lissa's here:

In the bedroom, he hears Savil swear suddenly, and then she's up and opening the door. "I'm coming!" She looks annoyed with herself as she heads to unbolt and open the door. "I'm sorry, Lissa, I completely forgot..." 

"Should we come back tomorrow?" a woman's voice says.