The Isle

"Not quite dawn, but morning, yes," he said. "And a better one than most on this god-forsaken Isle. I suspect you've been hard at work while most of us have been largely forced to avoid the indoors, but thankfully a... highly unusual rain passed through during the night and cleared away much of the mold. It had other effects as well, but I expect that one to be the most immediately relevant to you."

After a moment, he added, "No one is angry with you, you know. Well, perhaps the old virago, but there seems to be very little in the world that doesn't earn a glare from her, so her opinion isn't to be counted."