This, too, is oddly familiar. A glittering Andan poking at them with insinuations about Ashari? They might as well be five years in the past, at a different party. In the past, such Andan games had been entertaining, but that was because they always trusted Ashari to have everything under control. Now they don’t, and they feel themselves going into inscrutable Rahal mode to avoid revealing their tension.

They scry Eddox properly, since that seems to be what they expect. That should at least give them a better sense of whether Eddox is pursuing a particular agenda or just Andaning at random.

“And you are Umul Eddox. Or do you prefer Andan Eddox?”