And Verve brings him to Thorn, who is sitting with a book in a room with a smiling dewflower resting her head in her lap while he gives her scritches that would look rather affectionate if he weren't scratching her up with his claws. Thorn sets the book down.

"Master, this is Sierulyperinon," Verve says. "Sugar got him. He's obnoxious."

"Oh? What has he done that's so obnoxious?" asks Thorn.

"I asked him the caution question and he just said 'yes'. Smirking."

"And when you asked him what exactly the content of his yes was, Verve?"

"I - didn't."

"You didn't."

"No master."

"Go and tell Sunstroke that you've earned thirty minutes."

"Yes master," squeaks Verve, and she slinks away.

Thorn regards Arcane. "Tell me your nickname and what Verve would have liked to know before she brought you here."