"And I suppose all those questions you just asked me were not personal in the slightest." He's getting a bit offended now. If the man has secrets, then that's all well and good, but whatever he says, they seem tied to Arthur in some way. Arthur and the Veil, both of which he considers his business.

Abruptly, he stands. "I don't know what you think you're playing at, Sir Sandazhard, but I've had enough. I was willing to overlook a bit of oddity given I found you fraternizing with that Dumage woman, but this goes beyond that. If it's my life you're so interested in, you can go and pick up a book."