His hands find the edge of the bureau again, behind him this time, just to steady himself.

With his face angled to the ceiling, Lemm lets out a relieved sigh and drops a hand from his chest. He tries to gather his wits back up as he meets the Knight with a much more level gaze.

"Ah... I've gotten carried away, haven't I?" The moment is smoothed over with all of the usual dismissiveness - and something brighter, too, like when they sold him a particularly rare relic but heightened. "It's a fascinating place you've led me to! I'll need time to go through it, but I- we should take a more cursory pass first." He gestures to the study door. There's a lot more to see.

The truth is that he is used to being surprised much more unpleasantly. The truth is he has always done this alone. The truth -

Relic Seeker Lemm is vastly relieved to see the Knight standing there, and the sharp adrenaline fades into a dull, warm blanket as he reminds himself how he got here and who he's with.

The historical lecture will start soon enough, but right now it's a little impeded.