"Give me a moment..." Remi says, his brow furrowing. He scribbles at his slate, scribbles some more, pauses, blanches, scribbles. "Not that this is a surprise, but the expanded regime of torture in the high calendar of later periods in certain timelines is one possible prerequisite. I would have to do much more work to give you a more precise answer, of course."

[Remi has not particularly bothered to put strong crypto on his slate beyond whatever was on it when it was supplied to him.]