He could hear the disappointment in her tired voice, and for all that they had never been close he still felt a sharp twist of regret that he couldn't have been her beloved friend on the other end of the shell. He might have asked to keep them for the Loreseekers to use on excursions... but he couldn't bring himself to do so when it sounded like she needed the mementos of Remi more than he did. "I'll be over in a few minutes, then," he said gently.
The Atheneum and the College were close enough in the Sanctuary that it didn't take long for him to leave the Guildhall and head up the stairs and out into the blazing Longheat sun. Even just trotting across the cobbled pavers to the Infirmary and its neighboring Medical College was enough to work up a sweat, and he was glad to get back into the shade as he stepped inside. It was the first time he'd really been in the repaired building, he realized with a start. There was always so much else going on that he hadn't gotten around to exploring his nearest neighboring guild, and he had to ask a passing student for directions to Phoebe's office. Knocking on the door at last, he poked his head in tentatively.
"Phoebe? Do you have a moment?"
The Atheneum and the College were close enough in the Sanctuary that it didn't take long for him to leave the Guildhall and head up the stairs and out into the blazing Longheat sun. Even just trotting across the cobbled pavers to the Infirmary and its neighboring Medical College was enough to work up a sweat, and he was glad to get back into the shade as he stepped inside. It was the first time he'd really been in the repaired building, he realized with a start. There was always so much else going on that he hadn't gotten around to exploring his nearest neighboring guild, and he had to ask a passing student for directions to Phoebe's office. Knocking on the door at last, he poked his head in tentatively.
"Phoebe? Do you have a moment?"
