And Thorn gives him a tiny smile from where she is standing also by the circle. (She has slightly reconfigured her clothing since it was last mentioned to be more comfortable, and there is new tight black necklace around her neck).

She provides the blood for his warding, and absently presses her fingers against the cut, waiting for it to stop bleeding.

"Well, that should be everyone," she says conversationally, "unless there were any more surprise arrivals?" (this is directed slightly more to Tyche). "What conclusions did you come to about libraries?" she asks Dotted Lines. "I lost track of that a little after I sent the article about librarians."