Lord John has half a mind to ask further questions about this Yennefer that Istredd speaks of when he finds himself gently corrected. His partner, Lucifer. A man.

He might mean a partner in the business sense. But Lord John does not think so. Not from the look on his face as he speaks of him. The certain way he speaks of him.

Perhaps he is reading too far into this. And yet...

"Ah," he says, eloquently. Trying to think how best to process this information. How best to respond. Finally, he settles upon, "I am familiar with the sort."