Right, whoever's responsible for this is dead-set on the existence of magic.

[He's not happy about that one. At least alchemy is closer to what he understands and can prove he thinks taking the book from Dongrang.]

I've tested the equipment, it's not too difficult. Nothing high-tech like what you might be used to from how you described your job, though, closer to what the earliest chemists might have had access to.

[Walter isn't acting much different than usual, as if he's putting the other day completely out of his mind. Why should he feel guilty? It's not like Dongrang actually died!]