Yes, there was that. Ariadne found herself listening to Vasran's pulse. A slight elevation.

This wasn't a search for idle gossip.

She sighed, curling her fingers around the shard. "I'll tell you," she said, "Just as I would tell your seeker, that if any Rifters are getting out of line, it's only individual dispositions. We certainly don't have some kind of conspiracy. We barely even know each other."