Surprise paints Corn's expression. "You were a Ladder? You are a Factorum?! That is good. I am very glad we have a fancy lawyer even if she thinks she is not needed. " Then, Aurora expresses the reasons of his skepticism and reluctance well. Why is everyone so much better in saying what I want to say than I am?
he wonders for not the first time.
He nods to Aurora's words. "Exactly. The reason I am reluctant is indeed because I do not understand the ins and outs of the Lex well. And indeed, I have not studied the Lex. Indeed, not only the Ladder can study the Lex, but they have the most people that deal with those things. We are lucky to have someone that had studied the Lex to the depth a Factorum does in our small Order here. You say that a fancy lawyer is not needed. But you have studied the Lex and you have better understanding of the Lex than we do. It is not above my pride to say that I don't feel up to the task and the fact that you are qualified is very important to me.
You keep your accomplishments under wraps Aurora. A scholar of the Lex is a good thing to have when discussing Charters, councilors and Hierarchs. "
Then he turns to Chambers "the good thing about being an academic of this order is that we can pick and choose where we want to put our time. I can't say that a deep education in the Lex, enough to write a Charter that will serve the community for years, is what I want to spend my energy on. " Especially when Aurora already has us covered.
He nods when Chambers suggests that diligence is needed for any endeavor to not fail.
"To return to the matter at hand, are we all onboard with the rule of three for the consilium?"