I would make insurances. [He says without a pause in the conversation.] If I were present nothing would be hidden. Or Shun. Shun has been here much longer and is well liked.

Of course I could be paranoid. There have been incidents recently and before that made the public wary of us. I can't blame them. They are helpless in the face of the Arehtei and we aren't. My old master likened it to the divine between humans and gods. But on a smaller scale.

[He reaches into his coat and pulls out a battered leather journal. He grabs the pen from it and flips it to a fresh page just as his tea is set down before him.] Or, I can write you a letter of recommendation. It doesn't have to be formal because they know I wouldn't be.