Armand considers some responses, automatic instincts suggesting to him that he ask why Daniel is asking, where did he get this image, and so on, create the illusion of more distance. Knows better.

Not personally. Marked for death on the British Isles for sedition, drew focus as one of the earlier and more authoritative voices under the Conversion movement some years back. Is she still at large?

He is not far. A block or so down, keeping his own tabs after all that noise. Mostly lurking about the minds of Louis' security detail, his assistant, rather than being too direct about it. He is also not calm, replying quickly, but at least the medium of text message affects a kind of neutral monotone.