It all depends on one thing (double chapter?)

"You say some… worrying stories," Banjay spoke, carefully measuring what words he was using. 

'It's been a while since I had a conversation this important, huh?' he thought, his eyes twitching the tiniest bit. 'So why do I feel right back in my element?'

The first out of the three strangers to introduce himself during the greeting was a man from the empire. For all the possible reasons; a different empire from the one at war with the Patriarchate. 

That man's… No, Sir Claudy's introduction was something Banjay was familiar with. And as elegant and courtly as it was, it held absolutely no weight or information. 

On the other hand, the initial introduction of the other man within the group of strangers couldn't be any more different. 

Sure, he used some words that Banjay had to actively work hard to interpret properly on the go. And sure, contrary to Claudy's introduction, Peter's greeting was full of vagueness and repeated uncertainty…