The stack of papers was a list of requests for a Magi or hybrid Demon's assistance to repair or upgrade inscribed spells. Most of them were simple household things, things that you would call the building's handyman for in a Fortress City, where they were nonmagical.
They also didn't cut much time off his sentence, though there was a clear categorization of the requests, like a standard payment, to let Wolfe know how much time he could shave off by finishing them.
But first they needed to see Castle Security and take care of their needs before they got to the small things and started fixing up the overlooked bits of the castle.
"How many strong hybrids do you have here in the castle region?" Wolfe asked Rail as they walked back toward the castle gates.