Quietly he feels the warmth of pride, at having done something Claudius could have done -- remembering the talents of the people he knows, and divining who might help whom. Claudius sometimes tells Galahad how he's arranged such partnerships, his fingers fluttering with words as he signs what he's saying. Of course Aleksander has the answer for that, he'll say. So I told Tally-wa to talk to him. Tonight Galahad will tell him about this, and Claudius will smirk, pausing in his evening ritual. Very good, he'll say.