[ When it comes to surly types, Thancred is generally not put off by them, seeming to possess a singular talent for befriending them despite their best efforts. Urianger, then Estinien. All it took was a bit of patience and a willingness to call them out.

Granted, Wanda here has been open enough to his company thus far, and so he easily keeps pace with her. As they stroll, he seems to be taking in their surroundings most of all, studying the pathways and buildings as if they were equations on a book that must be memorized. ]

How did you guess?

[ He gives a little shrug and huffs out a laugh. ]

This seems to almost be par for the course for them, drawing people in from all over the universe. It makes you wonder what other power they might possess, and what need they have of us.

[ Plenty has already been explained, and yet Thancred has to assume that just as much, if not more, has been obscured from them. ]