"I'm also ancient and political," Valdis muses, pulling all her senses back to herself and Palamedes.

She thinks about what he is saying, about the person who is lying unconscious below them.

"Important? Have you tried examining the soul that still lingers?"

She hasn't done it in so long that she's almost afraid to offer. Walking in someone's soul is dangerous. For her and potentially for them. Perhaps changing the subject might help her focus a bit. Trying to rattle him was always so fun before.

"You look very attractive now by the way."