"My father managed to find a way to allow me to live with the Blight for years," he points out. "If you're worried about that, you could probably work with him?" He offers it because he thinks that might be what she really wants, to help people with the Blight survive longer. Gereon was the expert at that sort of thing.

"If you're uncomfortable speaking to him, I could go with you and make sure the two of you get along first?"