He inclines his head toward the young man. "Officer Artemaeus. There's Tevene to your accent, is there not? And I believe things are going well enough. Unless... There haven't been any complaints about Manfred, have there?"

That's his big concern, really. He knows his assistant will cause a stir down here in the South, but he really can't bear to part from him. Nor does he think Manfred could manage by himself in a healthy way if left alone back in the Necropolis.