[ The great thing about sending crystals (aside from the convenience, that is) is that as long as you're able to make your voice sound like one thing while your face is doing another—which Bastien is—no one can tell that you're squinting into the middle distance and trying to discern whether there is some Orlesian insult buried in Isaac's recommendation.

But he sounds friendly, not suspicious. The suspicion isn't for her anyway. ]

Hello! Mademoiselle Tavane. I did hear part of your introduction, et c'est sûr. Is there some specific facet you are curious about, or is it a general unfamiliarity with the species?