[ She bids him to enter, hardly looking up from her book as he enters. A vase of blue roses sits on her desk, and overall it looks very classy, albeit a bit dark. ]

I see you waste no time. A lesser man might have made a lady wait.

[ Her lips quirk into a half smile as she puts her book down, careful to mark where she left off with a bit of black ribbon. ]

I imagine you know why I've asked you to meet with me, Mister Crownguard.