"Of course," he says graciously and apologetically.  All the better if it gives him an excuse to stick around until the higher-circle wizard shows up.

Antonio pokes his head out the door, says a few words in Taldane, comes back in.

"I could also have simple fruits brought for you, if you have analogously-structured worries about the hidden-complexity-dangers of the overcomplicated snacks."  What a fascinating language.

"Of course," he says graciously and apologetically.  All the better if it gives him an excuse to stick around until the higher-circle wizard shows up.  "I could also have simple fruits brought for you, if you have analogously-structured worries about the hidden-complexity-dangers of the overcomplicated snacks."  What a fascinating language.

"Of course," he says graciously and apologetically.  All the better if it gives him an excuse to stick around until the higher-circle wizard shows up.  "I could also have simple fruits brought for you, if you have analogously-structured worries about the hidden-complexity-dangers of the overcomplicated snacks."

What a fascinating language.  It really says something about the people who must speak it that they have a single-syllable word for 'overcomplicated' and a two-syllable word for 'things with dangers hidden in their complexity', which isn't even quite what Antonio was thinking, but it's the word that came out.

"Of course," he says graciously and apologetically.  All the better if it gives him an excuse to stick around until the higher-circle wizard shows up.  "I could also have simple fruits brought for you, if you have analogously-structured worries about the hidden-complexity-dangers of the overcomplicated snacks."

What a fascinating language.  It really says something about the people who must speak it that they have a single-syllable word for 'overcomplicated' and a two-syllable word for 'dangers hidden within complications', which isn't even quite what Antonio was thinking, but it's the word that came out.  Their contracts and compacts must be works of technique and art on par with this woman's clothing.

"Of course," he says graciously and apologetically.  "I could also have simple fruits brought for you, if you have analogously-structured worries about the hidden-complexity-dangers of the overcomplicated snacks."

What a fascinating language.  It really says something about the people who must speak it that they have a single-syllable word for 'overcomplicated' and a two-syllable word for 'dangers hidden within complications', which isn't even quite what Antonio was thinking, but it's the word that came out.  Their contracts and compacts must be works of technique and art on par with this woman's clothing.