The welcome parties began from a Summoned who was here from the start, his name was Kylo Ren. I took over this part from him when he left.

[ Istredd glances around them. ]

I try to put as many protections as I can in this place to avoid spies, but I'm afraid if I went too far, they'd have reason to push it. We sometimes have meetings in the Horizon.

[ Istredd believes what they should talk about deserves privacy and distance from Thorne, but he'd only make himself a more obvious target if he blocked them entirely from this space. He has the ability, but the wisdom to think it's more dangerous to lose this space for the Summoned to meet one another. He has run two separate events within the Horizon to share more information with each other, and it has ended up a helpful endeavor. It may be time for him to do it again.

He too is someone who tends to dive right into subjects so he understands. Small talk is not one of his skills, even now. ]

And I am Istredd, officially. I answer what I can for people. Thorne is a difficult place but not impossible to find a place inside of it. I also teach beginner's magic to people, especially Summoned.