"Then let us go quickly. I do not know how long what's happening back in the ballroom will keep everyone's attention," Childermass says once LeFlamme has made his decision. As such, if LeFlamme is getting them where they need to be, he'll also need to know how many people there are.

He looks over at Syrlya and nods back towards where the others should be, under all the illusion. Though, for Taako's sake, if he's still contributing his own magic, he'll add, "We can lay out all our cards for now. If it becomes troublesome, it's simple enough to hide everyone again."