[ the concept that there are areas of the castle off limits, and that it is in those off-limits rooms that the more interesting devices and study of magic are being done, is something that yennefer had assumed. for all that ambrose had 'opened up' the castle and the study of magic to the summoned who he brought through, the castle would be like any others - with old men keeping secrets and telling lies. her image of ambrose fits fairly perfectly with her image of stregerbor, which does also further make stephen istredd - being led along, past locked doors, into the inner workings of the castle.
no, thancred is right to ask stephen - because if it were any of them, it would be him. which isn't saying much, and probably shows more of her hand than she'd like to admit, but good gods, if yennefer never needed to sit down and speak to ambrose ever again it would be too soon.
she hums at stephens implication, the way he says the both of you. she has a feeling she knows what he means, that she should be the one to ask to be kept up to date, probably due to a combination of her reputation and her longer time in the castle itself. but at the same time, the idea of it makes her bristle a little - to ask ambrose for anything. she'd rather choke. and whether or not the other two notice the tension in her, yennefer keeps her voice steady. ]
And if he doesn't? [ which, yes, alright. she sounds paranoid. glancing over her shoulder to them, she lets out a long breath. ] Historically speaking, Ambrose has never been one to offer up information unless pressed to. Whether or not he would agree to your request, I don't know if I'd trust him to actually keep you informed.
[ and then, no matter which of the two she'd been looking at when she said that, her eyes will turn to stephen. ]
I take it they showed you how we're supposed to be setting up the device? { a pause, for him to answer, before she continues. ] And do you have a spell you could use that would bypass Ambrose entirely? Maybe to make a duplicate of that watch?
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no, thancred is right to ask stephen - because if it were any of them, it would be him. which isn't saying much, and probably shows more of her hand than she'd like to admit, but good gods, if yennefer never needed to sit down and speak to ambrose ever again it would be too soon.
she hums at stephens implication, the way he says the both of you. she has a feeling she knows what he means, that she should be the one to ask to be kept up to date, probably due to a combination of her reputation and her longer time in the castle itself. but at the same time, the idea of it makes her bristle a little - to ask ambrose for anything. she'd rather choke. and whether or not the other two notice the tension in her, yennefer keeps her voice steady. ]
And if he doesn't? [ which, yes, alright. she sounds paranoid. glancing over her shoulder to them, she lets out a long breath. ] Historically speaking, Ambrose has never been one to offer up information unless pressed to. Whether or not he would agree to your request, I don't know if I'd trust him to actually keep you informed.
[ and then, no matter which of the two she'd been looking at when she said that, her eyes will turn to stephen. ]
I take it they showed you how we're supposed to be setting up the device? { a pause, for him to answer, before she continues. ] And do you have a spell you could use that would bypass Ambrose entirely? Maybe to make a duplicate of that watch?