[he's noticing that gloom. guess that's still a sensitive topic for the guy, so he'll make a mental note about it.]]

A tactician, huh? [—hah. there's a slightly amused look spreading across his face.] I'm starting to wonder if dark, black wearing tacticians can be found in all worlds. [congratulations, Soren, you just got compared to Wingul.]

But I know someone else who is a tactician—an older guy and different from the one I just alluded to. Maybe you two could talk sometime.

[just going to assume Rowen exists in this timeline since he did thread further down la la la]