Is Felix acting off? Harrowheart wouldn't know. He only knows the man as quiet, thoughtful. He might use the word 'scheming' if he was given long enough to consider it. With his little knowledge of Felix as a person he can't say there's anything wrong at all with his hesitant sentences or the pointed detachment of his tone.

But there's something that does know Felix, and 'off' is the last word it would use to describe him. In fact, this is a much better version of Felix. A curious Felix. A malleable Felix, if they're lucky...

"Can you tell here? Tonight? Or would we need another binding ritual?" Harrowheart asks. My, my, it's as if he's thinking exactly what Felix wants him to. Or what someone wants Felix to want...