"Thank you again for the summaries."

Half-smile. "I hope they were helpful! Let me know if you think of anything else you need, or it turns out that history was more different than it looked."

Nod nod.

Does anyone else want to come meet him imminently or does he get lunch at some point.

Captain Harmattan will want to meet with him at some point, but it's fine if he'd rather get lunch first.

The food stores at the Defender's Heart have been replenished, so lunch has a bit more variety! They're serving a potato-and-cheese dish with boiled cabbage on the side. His party (less the Count) is sitting together.

He will go sit with his party to enjoy Not Worldwound Stew.

"...Really? You own one book, and it's about topology? Seelah and Lann are going to walk straight out of the classroom."

"I own multiple books! However, that is the only book I own that is written in Hallit." She sighs. "Regrettably, it contained fairly little new material that I had not already encountered in other works."

"Can't we just use the Acts of Iomedae or something?"

"Not unless you've got a copy, or you don't mind me stealing one." 

"I've just this morning borrowed the approved Hallit translation from Inquisitor Hawkblade."

"I fail to see why that would be preferable to a book on topology."

"It's 'cause they're not wizards. ...Anyway, how was your morning, Chief?"

"I've had some productive meetings."

"That is highly unspecific."

"...Usually when people are being vague like that it's on purpose, Nenio."

"...there's going to be an announcement later."

"Fancy."

She tilts her head. "...You don't say that like it's a bad thing, but it doesn't really seem like you're happy about it."

"The Chief's just like that, he didn't even seem happy after he fixed the Wardstone."

"I am not a very effusive person but the announcement is also not about something that is particularly intended or well-formed to achieve my personal emotional satisfaction."

"Oh... I'm sorry."

"...Should we be nervous?"

"...well, I don't think it will help anything if you are." But he is.

"But it's not like the Inquisition is about to do a crackdown, or anything like that?"