[If the Marquis took notice of any shift in the Pavi's demeanor, he did not show it. He's not surprised he was missed by at least one or two people? But he allows also that he was not gone long. As much as it might have fed some selfish part of him to have been gone longer and been missed more, the Admiral assured him he would want to be about at the end of the week.]

Paviche.

[He pushes the door open the rest of the way to allow him entry. The room inside is very much like his personal chambers back in La Coste, and this pleases him deeply. Lush, perhaps, for his time, but only in decor. The structure of these chambers is very much still that of a medieval chateau.]