Rodolphus scowled and gave Theodore a cold look. "Then what was the purpose of this meeting? I am not here to spoon-feed you, Theodore. You are not a child." Besides if he had given the orders for this, he was hardly likely to reveal. And since he hadn't, he saw no reason to reveal that either.
He winced very slightly and shifted in his chair again, shuddering slightly as he did. "I have much to do, Theodore. I am... pleased that you wish my counsel but this place is dangerous for us both. This could just as easily have been done through the book."