F-262-Lia: Secretariat Building, Private Dining Room
Farbello listens without interrupting.
When she’s finished her recounting he samples his cereal.
“The catering at the council meetings is very good.”
There’s a long pause.
“The security is not unusual; no red flags there.”
He looks at Lia over his spoon.
“And I may have given away other things besides an alleged sense of humour it seems.
“They need not worry. The Vizierate rarely interferes in politics, only in policy.”
He pauses, giving Lia an opportunity to respond if she wishes, otherwise he will continue.
She will also take the opportunity to eat since her eggs are getting slightly cold.
“Being questioned in that vein is somewhat awkward for a person in my position. It requires a degree in verbal fencing and a distinction in distraction or order to make it through the minefield with everything intact.”