He even takes a breath like he's about to tackle the Shade thing, but he stops himself in time. They just keep catching him in the act of asking too much, and for whatever reason Lemm doesn't seem to be pushing. He just gives a resigned sideways tip of his horns in acknowledgement and moves on.

Everything about the Grimm Troupe gives him pause. He has to re-read the information a solid couple of times before he feels like he's parsing the sentence correctly, and then he sits back and frowns while he tries to make proper sense of it.

"A circus that visits dead kingdoms... Seems against the point, if not for the Ritual part. I'm sure there's a reason there I'm not seeing." He shakes his head, managing this revelation remarkably well. "But I won't be going. I'm not a fan of theatre." Or crowds - or Higher Beings, especially lately. "If the leader has business with you, just mind it's not running off to join up. You and I have work to do."

He's fiddling with a spent quill. When did that happen.

"You've a lot of contacts, it seems," he remarks offhandedly.