"Oh, if I showed up back home trying to institute Hexptarchate doctrines without the right permits and studies, there would be all sorts of upset and mayhem. Besides the mayhem that comes inherently part of it, I mean." Alaric shrugs. "Also, I've been increasingly suspicious that the people in charge of this visiting scholar-slash-explorer program don't think many people will come back alive. The Heptarchate isn't unique in being a bit hostile to outsiders. I, of course, will be an exception."