[ His gaze tracks Ambrose's hands, then meets his gaze again. He's not being particularly diplomatic, only honest in what he hopes is in exchange for honesty. ]

Thorne once had many of us imprisoned without any explanation. It's a difficult thing to forget, righteous intentions or not.

[ He wasn't the one wronged. But he's not an idiot, and the without any explanation part is still a question.

He pulls in a breath, thinking (deciding) how badly he wants answers. Then: ]

The artifact that was stolen and recovered had been under heavy wards, ones that were broken and subsequently replaced by the thief. Their head of security explained that the wards had to be set by members of the Ikorran Pact. The culprit alone couldn't have broken and reset them himself, and he was dead before anyone could ask how he did it. When we inspected the wards, we were able to make out what we thought was a rune, but none of those from Solvunn recognized it. There was a sense that... some being was interceding, and that it was treating this all like a game.

[ It was not like when they broke Nikodaemus' illusion. ]