Yes, by chance too, at the market nearby. He was not haggling. [the grimace he has at that. he knows it was busybody of him but he's still glad he got to be there to rectify some of that.] I'm going to give him lessons on how to maintain his own equipment, so he needn't rely on the whims of this place.

[he looks a little amused by that, he didn't imagine he'd be teaching again but here he is. given how people can vanish without a goodbye he's glad he can offer a more concrete service of self sufficiency.

he stirs at his own meal with a tilt of the head.] Hm, not officially I think. He is a necromancer? Apparently there are quite a few of his world here. [it's a dramatic lore he's slowly learning. turns out necromancers are kind of a Lot when in a group.] He has an exceptional mind, I'm quite confident our research will bear fruit eventually.