He stood up a second after the other person entered the room, a carefully chosen gesture, despite it being clearly automatic. It was something that everyone who dealt in politics learned, and quickly, else they were quickly shuffled out and cast aside. He followed behind the patron, simply listening, though he raised one elegant eyebrow at the sight of the box on the table. He waited until she finished, before glancing at the scrolls, and then at the box. "Mind if I take a closer look at it? Bit of a spellcaster, might be able to find or deduce a few tidbits of information that will help."<br/><br/>He carefully picked up the box, slowly rotating it in his hands as he mumbled to himself, poking a couple spots with a glowing hand, his eyes glowing a deep red, almost blood red, as he used detect magic on it. He handled the box for almost a minute, before offering it to the elf he had entered with, allowing her to check it.<br/><br/>[Detect magic, focused on the box<br/>Knowledge (arcana): rolled 20 on d20+6; total 36<br/>Spellcraft: rolled 19 on d20+8; total 27<br/>Use Magic Device: rolled 16 on d20+10; total 26]