[ While Thancred is the slightest bit curious about the students' theories, he assumes that most of it is more gossip and rumor-spreading than anything else. There's a chance that one or two of them might have a nugget of useful information depending on who else they assist in the Castle, but if it were anything of note Yennefer would have mentioned it.

Or he assumes. Despite the fissure that has grown between them, their mutual trust still seems to be intact when it comes to this sort of work. When it's business.

However, she does eventually leave her desk and move to join him, drawing out a brief moment of surprise as his mouth drops open slightly before he snaps it shut and drags out the chair for her. ]

It feels as if every thread I tug on only leads to three more leads, and even further questions. However, Rhy and I were able to earn an audience with Lord Vela in Nott, and he's agreed to contribute resources to the search, as well as provide healers for when we recover those taken.

[ Not if, when. Exhausted as he is, he won't budge on that point for now. ]

On the morrow I intend to return to Nott and do some eavesdropping in the seedier areas. I've already found hints that there's been criminal activity around the docks, which merits a closer look.