Adrasteia nods along. He's got a healthy viewpoint of the situation, as far as she can tell, so might as well be helpful instead of dwelling on the limitations.
"The full picture is rather complicated, as full pictures tend to be." What with history being both a living and an unraveling sort of process simultaneously. "Tell me what you've learned; perhaps I can fill in some of the gaps for you in the meantime?"
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Meant as a reassurance; he doesn't expect Adrasteia to unearth the solution to any one of his problems, or sate all his curiosity.
"But while I'm here, rather than dwell on what I can't change, I might as well set myself to solving some of what's gone wrong in this place."
Is it fortunate that he's displaced into a world seemingly just as broken as Ravka?
"I'm still getting a sense as to the full picture, but..."
A trailing shrug. It's a work in progress. He has every faith that problems will present themselves.
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"The full picture is rather complicated, as full pictures tend to be." What with history being both a living and an unraveling sort of process simultaneously. "Tell me what you've learned; perhaps I can fill in some of the gaps for you in the meantime?"