[The problem is, behind locked doors is exactly where Stephen had to be led in order to be presented with this little project. He does not imagine that the magical readings, whatever they turn out to be, will be free to anyone in the castle who happens to be curious.

Stephen is not just anyone, however. He has some influence to throw around the Thorne, or at least stands in a favorable position with Ambrose. That he was invited to do this at all says something about the amount of trust placed in him -- and his judgment when it came to choosing traveling companions. Hopefully, that trust does not start and end with their thaumametor trip.]

I was led to an off-limits part of the castle during my initial briefing of the thaumametors. I imagine that's exactly where the readings will be fed to, and it's not like I have access to freely waltz in there a second time. [He had to be escorted by Ambrose, after all.] But that doesn't mean I plan to sit around and hope they make good use of whatever information they get. Assuming this trip goes off without a hitch, I'm going to ask if I can be kept up to date. Whether or not that's through monitored access to that part of the castle or otherwise, well. We'll see how that conversation shakes out.

[He pauses, considering.]

The both of you might consider doing the same.

[Out of the two, Yennefer is the most likely for this to succeed, assuming she's inclined to ask. She has clout and a longer tenure in Thorne than Stephen. Thancred is on the newer side, but they can't just simply ignore his presence here, with the two of them.

Well, they could. But Stephen would happily argue the point. The more of them that have access to the information garnered from this, the better.]