Palamedes isn't particularly surprised that Ari remains standing. She's a bit like Camilla in that way--always alert, always ready to fight or bolt or protect those around her.

It's probably helpful, as well, to have someone keeping a sharp eye on the door, just in case.

"All right. There are about twenty places I could start, so forgive me if you feel like I'm throwing you into the middle of it. More than I already have." He smiles faintly. "First, I really am the Palamedes Sextus you knew on the Serena Eterna. I'm happy to answer any questions you require to prove it. I don't look like him because, well, I'm borrowing someone else's body. The mechanic isn't so different from how the ship's ghosts possessed passengers last--Emperor's bones, when was that?" Pal shakes his head a little. "Sorry, time has proven itself to be quite malleable for me these days. In any case, I'm essentially possessing Cam with her permission. She's in charge. I can't take over unless she wants me to."

"I can pause there for questions, if you like."