Ah, well, that is good to know I suppose. Better than being caught unaware should the same happen to me. Pheme must be rather powerful to pull you from this Fox you once knew.

[He puts his finger to his chin in thought, making mental notes to add that to his research. Perhaps at a more convenient time he will see if this Orym wants to divulge information about his experience so that Essek might find connecting threads and information, but for the moment he doesn't have more than his spellbook so..]

You mentioned being from Exandria, yes? I also hail from there, a number of us do in fact.