He lent back into his chair, musing over the multitude of questions that suddenly flooded his mind. Lady Raven, Politics, her family....such topics were truely without end. He resolved to ask more about Raven and Loyola's family later, for now, politics was the question, although he did have a burning question to make. ''One of our research fellows, a Leftenant Commander Victor Steiner once met with the leader of the Maltese exiles who claimed that you were infected, likewise, the Bretonian government has asked you to attend this facility to undergo testing for infection. So my question is, are you infected, and if not, what are your dealings with the 'spirits'?'' He hoped that by calling them 'spirits' he would appear to be less offensive.