"You are welcome," Peony told him politely; then, when he said he might have sen the symbol at another scene, she added mildly, "Or, perhaps, in a book." He had been quite intent on the topic, after all.
She took up the indicated page and did not have to study it long before she said, softly, "This one? It stands for the Dark." She looked up from it after a moment, her face impassive. "I have not worked through all of them, but this one, I know. It appears quite often. If you wish, I have been slowly compiling an approximate translation. I will attempt to hurry -- you will have something on your desk within the next week, I hope." She let the silence spin out for a few moments before adding, "But in the meantime, perhaps the Dark does not make for comforting birthday conversation."
Still, it was Siana's decision whether to pursue this line of conversation or not.