Cade has proven himself an obedient servant, if not an especially competent one. He's a bundle of nerves each day, constantly afraid of doing something to upset the Seeker: spelling something wrong, stacking things in the wrong order, speaking out of turn, and so forth.

He arrives in the library to find Aleron, at which point his escort leaves him. Cade looks behind him to watch them go, then inclines his head and presses his fist to his heart in a typical military bow of greeting.