[He will not be dissuaded from his prodding, noncommittal shrug or no. X’rhun’s answer might as well have been an affirmative, and Ardyn’s mouth curls into a wider grin, one that flashes his teeth when he huffs out a laugh.]

Really now.

[It doesn’t take a master of deductive reasoning to put two and two together, even if it is just assumption with no proof.]

And did our little mail-toting friend present you with said mail? I doubt your business with that creature would have been nothing more than a friendly chat. Hm?

[where!! where is it!]