The boy wants him. It's not an accident. Dimitri isn't sure how to respond at first, settling for staring off the distance and contemplating. "I know nothing of Northfall's gods," he says after a time. Then he turns down to the skull, circling around it to put it between him and Vitus. "You will learn of spirits, and likely the Five, but I cannot teach you in Northfall's tradition."

And what an issue it would cause, if he were to give their seers guidance that does not match their culture. But, he supposes, if they had an issue with that, they would have had a tutor for their ways for this boy.

"For what cause do you seek such power?" He supposes he should make an effort to remind others that his work isn't so simple. He will teach anyone that asks, and he's already decided he'll teach Vitus what he wants, but the starting point has to be determined somewhere. "The world of spirits will devour those that seek power for power's sake."