Wilhelm laughs into the kiss and resists the old urge to glance around, check if anybody saw. He hadn't told Jesper about his appointment to the Conclave, because he didn't want to make a big deal of it, but he's not surprised that Jesper knows anyway. He has plenty of connections in Thorne.

"It's not that exciting." Idly, he plays with a strand of hair. "We've met with some castle officials, like, once. I never even know what to say."