Gazing upon Master Tehr silently for a moment, the archmage appeared to be considering the words spoken in a serious manner for a while. Drawing a long breath, the figure moved to take up the mask once more, rising it up to conceal a face beneath it with the white of the mask, gaze returning to Tehr once more before a brief nod came to follow.<strong>"I believe discovering whether the book is genuine is important. I also realize that it is risky to investigate something known to deal with the Lords of Madness. Perhaps my willingness to explore it personally is a sign of temptation best tempered."</strong>Humming briefly, the man gazed at the book and then at Tehr.<strong>"I'll have another study it, and observe them first. If there is no obvious signs, it is likely we are dealing with forgery best just hidden away or destroyed. If its real, then it may be more prudent to find out about its contents, but only enough to know how to spoil what rites might be invoked by another holding a copy of the same text."</strong>He spoke in a touch more wary tone of voice, finally nodding his head.<br/><br/><strong>"It is why I wanted an apprentice to begin with, earlier. Being lost in some projects is dangerous, and calls for a voice of reason outside one's own perceptions."</strong>He hummed but then seemed to lift his gaze to look upon Tehr again, his pose seeming to relax slightly at the time.<strong>"I am not keen to expose another to the tome's influence but we have ... criminals in our cells... waiting to be executed, eventually... or living there till the end of their days for their crimes. Immoral or not, perhaps they would be better to risk in this endeavour."</strong>He let out a brief, troubled sigh but shook his head quickly.<strong>"As for the divination, I will have it done. I will consider the offer for sabbatical as well at some point, given how rarely I am called to appear in court it might not be a bad idea... especially if I begin to get distracted."</strong><br/><br/>It was a change to his usual, quiet persona, his few words that he displayed in general around people, to see the masked figure speak up at length. Perhaps he had merely become more relaxed around Tehr, but this kind of behaviour had not been shown even near his earlier apprentice from what had been mentioned in the court before.<strong>"The Queendom doesn't need another problem now, neither cultists nor a loss of a known figure."</strong>He remarked a touch more resolute once more.