[ Now feeling a lot lighter, having shared a bit about Mordremoth, having thought about his second-in-command, Trahearne follows suit and stands beside Ori, towering over her.

He opens his mouth to say something else when Ori beats him to the punch. At mention of the archives, he immediately lights up. ]

I was about to ask how the archives are doing! It heartens me to hear that.

[ That will probably be the first thing he does once he leaves the house, once he's recovered emotionally. Ever the workaholic.

He strides over to his nightstand to gently place his vial back in its spot. The sole zinna in the bottle next to it seems to perk up again as he does. ]

And I would like that. A walk outside would do me good after sleeping for so long.

[ He turns back to smile at her. ]