[ There's an incongruity in Alhaitham's words. Not with previous statements or anything of the sort, but rather—he's certain he saw the General Mahamatra at the Akademiya just yesterday, and Alhaitham's clearly implying the man has been gone for as as long as he—
This is what the Scribe is looking for, isn't it? An answer to the questions bubbling in his mind that he's no doubt turned several times over, examining every angle of the situation. Why Nahida hadn't acted yet, hadn't gone looking for Alhaitham and Cyno, hadn't even attempted to make contact with them through telepathy.
And it concerns the Wanderer, the implications of this revelation. He entertains the thought of imposters for only a second—but no, it couldn't be imposters. He knows Nahida well enough to know something of that magnitude would not slip by her. ]
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This is what the Scribe is looking for, isn't it? An answer to the questions bubbling in his mind that he's no doubt turned several times over, examining every angle of the situation. Why Nahida hadn't acted yet, hadn't gone looking for Alhaitham and Cyno, hadn't even attempted to make contact with them through telepathy.
And it concerns the Wanderer, the implications of this revelation. He entertains the thought of imposters for only a second—but no, it couldn't be imposters. He knows Nahida well enough to know something of that magnitude would not slip by her. ]
So this isn't just a normal kidnapping, then.