Mm. Chantry-approved influence and censorship is a problem, yes, but I suppose hardly anyone could afford publishing independently without their funding. It’s thorough enough in the interim. Whereas Genitivi likened the Tranquil to inanimate objects that speak. [ There’s a drip of disapproving condescension in the man’s voice, a curl of his lip, annoyed. ] So. Good at historical research, certainly, but in matters of the arcane he lacks a certain… perspective.

[ Tucking away the book under his elbow, Strange accepts the other man’s hand and shakes it. Crisp, polite, professional. ]

Doctor Stephen Strange, Head Healer of Riftwatch, delighted to meet a real academic, [ he says, with a bemused brightness in his green-blue eyes, perking up even further once he realises who he’s talking to: ]

You know, I was only recently able to visit the Grand Necropolis for the first time and work with the Watchers to close a rift. Is it weird to say I’m a fan of your order? I’m a fan.