Vask watched him pass, waiting for a question or some further remark that might explain the first. Mot offered neither. He seemed less interested in the arrival of a Hero than the gate guards had been.
A bishop called after him.
"Mot! Have you heard? The Sacrosanctum has acknowledged a new Hero!"
Mot lifted a hand without turning.
"I noticed."
He disappeared into an adjoining corridor, leaving Vask with no useful way to interpret the encounter.
Had he recognized Hoyo beneath the new face? Had he seen through Clementine's disguise? Perhaps he had sensed something unusual about the transfer of the divine obligation, or perhaps he simply enjoyed making strangers uncomfortable.
The Council had struggled to classify several of his abilities. Some seemed related to perception, while others were difficult to describe at all. Vask could not dismiss the possibility that Mot knew exactly who had just walked into Solania.
Still, he had looked at them and continued on his way.
