[Estinien would definitely disagree, which might not be surprising if he were still wearing a 'Hermit' emblem - which he's not! He's found that arcana to be fairly worthless to contemplate, but it's accurate. He'd rather be alone than with someone who annoys him.]

Ah. He made me the same offer. He seemed convinced it was a promise he'd be able to deliver on, as if it were only a matter of time till its completion... but I suppose we'll never know if there was any truth to his arrogance.

As it is, I find the man concerning. A degenerate, to be sure.

[He won't get over the comments Nero made about the women in his cell for some time.]