"Yes, I have been asked to assist in an extraplanar research project for the Matron Mother."  Antimony answered, hoping to end the conversation quickly and without insulting the full-blooded drow, so that she could get to work with a minimum of trouble.  As a half-human who was only being kept around for her magical talent, the sorceress was used to being treated with a definite lack of respect by those around the house.  This had lessened somewhat since her rise to the position she now held, but that simply meant that she had to be more on her guard for hidden dangers, instead.<br/><br/>As such, having another spellcaster take such a seemingly-harmless interest in her studies was making her slightly nervous...