[ somehow, unsurprising tidbit to hear. the huff of amusement gives way to a sigh. ]

No. [ who could have guessed ] We needn't put name to it. We should mention sensing something amiss, but the specifics of it...that's more than we should be parceling out to them of our accord.

[ for many reasons, not the least of which that a magister's son roams unchecked through the ambassador's office with more access than ellis finds advisable. ]

Was there a great mural of Dumat presiding over a miniature city, on your side of the temple?