[ the joke surprises him enough he bark-laughs. okay rude!!!!!! but also very funny. ]

Oh, please, if anything could choke the all-consuming maw of the Netherese Orb out of sheer willpower, it would be the indomitable Morena Dekarios.

[ well, he's fuckin nosy, so he's absolutely reading that. yikes! a lot of our npcs have a certain "anything for knowledge" flair that is most definitely a little stinky!!!!!!! ]