[ It's probably noteable that Husk doesn't have a drink in his hand as he's doing this. It's awful, and he will absolutely get wasted at some point after this- once he knows Lapis is as okay as she can be. But for now, he needs to deal with this as close as an approximation of "sober" as he can manage.

He does offer a brief smile at the arm squeeze, though it doesn't meet his eyes. He nods over to a couch, moving for them to sit. Okay. Shit. He can do it. ]

So... you know the fortress was a place being used to keep prisoners down there? People the Order didn't want to or couldn't seal or kill but were too fuckin' dangerous or valuable to be out in the wilds?

[ He taps an unsteady tempo on the arm of the couch. ]

...We found Ginerva down there.