"I see," says Lady Baragar, "And the book?"
"Artoria let me borrow it," replies Tavish, "And then she left me keep it for free when I tried to return it to her."
"I see," says Lady Baragar again, "You are mage then?"
"Yes," answers Tavish, "I'm mostly self-taught as Dad only taught me the basics before he died and Tiger, that's my half-elf caretaker, hasn't been able to get me a proper teacher yet. Just a bunch of fakes who tried the con us into believe that they were real magic users."
"Then perhaps Artoria could provide a proper teacher for you," says Lady Baragar, "It would be an appropriate punishment for getting you into trouble with her recklessness. Now, please could you provide me on some information on what my daughter is going?"