I didn't pass along a single thing I heard today. Instead I just kept count of who's been asking me questions.

• Archivist EdgarWriting things down is riskier than it seems. Paper doesn't choose its owner.
  Maid NoraThat's why I didn't write it on paper.
• Empress MathildeWord from the third floor has been awfully thin lately.
  Maid NoraIt's winter, Your Majesty. Everyone's gone quiet.