He watched Quinn carefully for her reaction. He couldn't be certain, of course, but that flash of anger seemed to be genuine as did her surprise. That, at least, satisfied him enough that he wasn't necessarily facing an enemy, even if she had been the one to give the original order.

Not that he was letting her off completely. "You should, been more careful how people interpret what you say to them." But even he saw the futility in pursuing that, it was long done. Finding how to undo it was the important thing.

"Viper's Bane?" At least he had a name for the curse now, which was more than he'd had in two thousand years. "I can only recall one, or maybe two priests, but I wasn't exactly in command of my senses." There could have easily have been others, unnoticed by him. "But that's all you know?" He rolled his sleeve back down over his arm, not completely keeping the disappoint out of his voice.