"I don't think there'll be anything down here I need," Karson said in agreement, standing up and taking a sheet of paper, pausing as he realized there was only the one pen, and it was the sort that required an inkwell.
"Uh. Actually, would you mind giving me a hand?" he asked. "I can't take that pen up with me to write with. I could maybe tell you what the measurements are from up there and you could write them down for me?"
Was there a protocol for asking a menial favor like that of the queen?
Bolson, meanwhile, had gotten up and was halfway to the door. Since Karson had the queen's attention, he chose to direct his "I will return shortly" to Link, before heading on out.