( Well then. There's a long, pregnant pause after that answer, because boy was he not expecting it to go that direction. He was thinking maybe this was, like, a brownie points thing or something. He wasn't aware the dude was so anti-monarchy over there. )

Huh. ( He ennunciates s l o w l y. ) Okay. Well. Good luck with that, I guess. Sorry I asked.

( He might be more concerned about it if he had any real inclination these dudes were going to actually burn down Thorne, but as it stands... they've been nothing but diplomatic and reserved, wary of the outside factions and content to stick to themselves. In hindsight, he feels a little stupid for the worries he had a few days back, not that he'll voice that out loud in present company.

Anyway. Back to the task at hand. )

Alright, so. I'm gonna open this door and just kinda... wing it. If you wanna help, like, at all, that sure would be swell, but I'm not holding my breath. Just- give me a heads up first.