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It wasn't really in Gannet's nature to dwell on previous arguments, so it was not hard for him to move on as if it had not occurred. The only effect was that it made him wary of speaking with her about Ashlar, and so he did not approach her with news on that front. If he wished to share something about his son, he had plenty of others to go to; Mona, Sarah, Ibis. Even Treason at times.

His one ear turned when she broke the silence, but he also kept his eyes out. Traveling, he replied. Ibis took messages, and I went to find teachers. But there weren't many willing. Big assumption there, but since that's been the gist so far, I'm taking a solid guess here. It had settled a nugget of an idea into his mind, one that had been growing for quite a long while.