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Discomfort is plain to see on Sulphreme's face; never in your wildest dreams would you ever had thought that a Thief-Taker would actually have such a hard time lying! You are sorely tempted to offer up a silent prayer for the man, so that he may be led to Wisdom here ... but even in the dimming afterglow of your resolution to decency, even as doubts about your ability to see such a reversal of course through, you catch yourself. How presumptuous would it be to say that you knew where Wisdom lay here. Instead, you pray for yourself - that you may find the strength and wit to survive what remains of this terrible, arduous night.
"Well ... it was, what ... oh, three years ago now, when he was last on the Mount that I made his acquaintance. Some ... function. Then a few days ago, he sends word that he is back on the Mount - with his daughter - and as he is under the weather, so he needs someone to escort her while he is indisposed. So I - and in my place, my second - have been escorting her around the Mount."
It takes the entire Breadth of your Thread, but you manage to keep from sighing in relief. That is a good answer; as good of an answer that could be hoped for. It even accounts for who was escorting you while he was at dinner here. The interlocutor nods, but still looks for the sum of the Whole to be the picture of a man confused. You can only presume that he is wondering <span class="mu-i">why</span> you were being escorted to this house at this remarkably late hour in the first place. And you cannot imagine that he is alone in thinking that either. If there ever was going to be a time to explain your presence here - or rather, attempt to explain - then by all counts and measures, it would be now.
> Please choose ONE of the following:
> [Undirected] "..." At this point, you feel that the best move is to simply play for time. Hold your tongue, wait for the food, and then move on to business.
> [Directed at Raptelis] "Oh, sorry. The Northern Core." A belated answer seems better than none, especially if you are able to just leave it at that.
> [Directed at Raptelis] "Oh, sorry. The Northern Core. But if you will excuse me, I think I need some air." A belated answer seems better than none, especially if you are able to excuse yourself from the room. You will take your bundle with you.
> [Directed at Raptelis] "Oh, sorry. The Northern Core. But if you will excuse me, I think I need some air." A belated answer seems better than none, especially if you are able to excuse yourself from the room. You will leave your bundle behind.
> [Directed at Raptelis] "Oh, sorry. The Northern Core. Never been further from home, for a surety. Oh, but you are a Journeyman, are you not? You must be widely traveled ..." Commit to conversation with Raptelis, just steer it away from you.
> [Directed at Interlocutor] "Yes, I'm here on my father's behalf, to conduct his business." [Requires Rolling] Building off of Sulphreme's lies, you will tell some of your own.
