( ooc: I checked in with Alucard's player about sharing this since it was a thread they were interested in investigating. I know this veered off from what I originally asked to discuss, thank you! )

[ He tilts his head slightly, this next thing Ambrose explains doesn't appear to surprise him, nor does he try to feign a reaction. ]

Another god? Or something else? [ A pause. ] The king told me about the last time the summing ritual was used. He implied that those Summoned were killed. But if it were possible for one or two to have survived all this time...

[ These are theories he's been sharing with Istredd and others for a year now. He studies Ambrose's expression. ]

There was also something the Fey mentioned in passing. References to a new day and change that would follow. With all these unprecedented events, it has me wondering about it again - or if you've heard it used before. [ A pause. He's leaving Oliver and Elizabeth's names out of this, along with what Thancred found, but nothing he says is a lie. His brow furrows, unsure how this next part will be received: ]

I could continue looking into this. I'd thought maybe if there are no leads here, Hayle might hold some more information. [ Another pause. ] If some person or power is seeking to cause more instability, then it's part of my duty to stop them.