[Emery might protest that he had similar thoughts when he first met Zel, but that wouldn’t exactly be disproving Zel’s point, would it? And fine, it’s time for serious plan talk.]

Nothing elaborate. I figured I’d use my abilities to disguise myself- [Zelgadis’s appearance may be more alarming than Emery’s, particularly in the human realm where being part rock is generally unheard of, but Emery’s fair beauty does attract attention in its own right.] -and we’d use the fishing trip as a cover story. Once we’re in the area we try and get close to the palace to do some recon, and I’ll chat up the locals. There’s always someone who wants to gossip. And if not… I can use my fey charm.

[Hopefully it won’t come to that! He's only deliberately used his charm abilities on a few occasions, but he's always felt kind of. Icky, afterwards.]

And maybe we’ll try sneaking into that tower to see what’s in there.