Sam and Varien are making small talk. They are not talking about anything serious though. The professor understood the cue and left the room.
After that with a mere gesture, the subordinates standing behind the envoy also left the room.
Varien looked at the trio.
"No problem, let them stay here."
"Sure. I would like to talk about the weapons you designed? May I know if you designed them on specific instructions or did you do it on your own?"
"You are pretty straightforward. But don't worry. Those weapons are not made for you and no one ordered me to do it. I made them for hunting the emerald tortoise. They found a use for it because of the sea folks that suddenly became impatient and started the war."
"That is good. The only thing we are worried about is that they can be used for more than just sea folks."
"I am sure. They could be."