"A-ah, that." Captain Donald blinked and finally realized what the Young Lord Asher was talking about.
It wasn't like the man was someone who missed social cues and important conversations, it was an important thing for someone as a Captain to know the ins and outs of managing people hence why being able to know when a guard was being witty and playful or was showing disobedience became an important thing.
Learning how to read between the lines was important.
"Is this something… from Artificers, Young Lord Asher? A new body of knowledge that's kept private from others?" Captain Donald looked at the rune crystals and knew that both Artificers and the Beast Master worked hand in hand often to create things.