It's obvious from the get-go that Micolash is not an unbiased source when it comes to these Great Ones, but Caspar does not appear concerned at first. In fact, the idea of Adia becoming more in-tune with reality -- and more advanced than her human peers -- puts a small, warm smile on his face. She's special -- well, she was always special, but it's nice of the multiverse to finally acknowledge that.

The rest of the scholar's answer doesn't sit with him nearly so well.

"What's it like to communicate with a Great One?" he asks, leaning in a little, brows furrowed. "Does it hurt? Touching the Brain of Mensis caused her a lot of pain, even though she says it wasn't intentional." He's trying to keep an open mind, not the least of which because believing that the Great Ones are dangerous means that Reynard was right, and he absolutely won't have that. "And what's the deal with Oedon, why should she watch out for him?"