Jigano nodded to the servant in thanks as he accepted the cider, sipping it cautiously and then setting it aside to let it cool as it nearly scalded his tongue. It wouldn't stay that hot for long, he knew, so he kept an eye on the steam coming off it. "As you can see, already a less biased source," he said with a wry smile. "Though we're friends, so I won't pretend he's an unbiased one."
He was impressed with her cool nonchalance towards the cold water in the already cold Palace, but he tried not to show it. Her equally cool answer earned a nod of understanding and he took a moment to compose his thoughts.
"I would like to know of the recent history of the Citadel," he said at last. "Can you tell me how Neron Launceleyn came to rule here? And what happened to any Wardens or previous rulers you might have had?"
He was impressed with her cool nonchalance towards the cold water in the already cold Palace, but he tried not to show it. Her equally cool answer earned a nod of understanding and he took a moment to compose his thoughts.
"I would like to know of the recent history of the Citadel," he said at last. "Can you tell me how Neron Launceleyn came to rule here? And what happened to any Wardens or previous rulers you might have had?"
