[That raises alarm bells in the older man's mind. Something happened to the Oracle, then... Did he lose her? (Gods, please, no...) Or was there just a permament fissure between the Fleuret royals? Cor sighs after a moment, deciding that now's not the time to pry further.]

I will... Don't get yourself killed needlessly.

[Then, and only then, does cor reach for the coins on the table.]