[Tear launched into a brief version of what had happened.]

Yes... As it happens, I took him out of his manor by accident. I'm not sure if I ever returned him to Baticul or not, but I promised that I would see to it that he made it home safely. Nothing can be done about that at the moment, but I still consider it my responsibility to make sure no serious harm comes to him. If something did, I'd have an entire kingdom after my head.

[A pause, then, quietly.]

Has Luke ever shown you what he's capable of doing?