A somewhat short period after Ezrin has talked to Alexis about their respective sponsors, and the giant is dead. Alexis and Ezrin are alone one some task. Alexis asks Ezrin.
“You’ve made some comments about what my sponsor knows, and how he knows it. Tell me, what does my sponsor know, and how do you think he knows it?”
Ezrin looks at Alexis with what, by now, should be a very familiar look of confusion and surprise.
“Your sponsor… is known for getting all the information he wishes from those he speaks to. To be precise: I have no idea what exactly he knows, and frankly, if the rumors are true, you may not either. By everything I’ve heard, it is likely worth assuming you told him everything you know, and somethings you have forgotten…
“Your entry into the Collegium is… shrouded in rumor and mystery. It is likely that the Head Marshall prefers his actions to be regarded that way… most of the Esteemed seem to… I digress.
“It is… generally accepted that you joined the Collegium by bringing objects of great power to Us and that the Head Marshall himself sponsored you and spoke with you. What those objects were has been the subject of much speculation, where you found them. Outside of the Collegium, your connection to the Mirthful, sorry Mithril… Lord and your returning Mehtias’ Mynge’s belt to his family were also the subject of much speculation in certain circles, for a time at least.”
Alexis seems curious ” ‘what those objects were has been the subject of much speculation’ ? Meaning nobody knows I returned the crown and the hammer? Or nobody knows what the crown and the hammer do?”
“I can’t say nobody knows that you returned a hammer and crown, but I certainly can say that in the conversations I was a part of or heard, no one knew, or would admit that they knew… I suppose it is possible that some of the people who were talking may have been trying to learn what the general understanding was…”
Alexis gives an enigmatic look. “Politics.” And then gives a dismissive noise.