*patronizingly* Great! Well, Chip, I'm guessing your desk phone's out, so go and find out what happened to the power. Isn't that what I'm paying you for?
*turning back to Beleg* Yours doing anything besides glowing? Call out and make sure it's just the palace. *adds, forestalling any cool (i.e. utterly professional) Beleg-y looks* "Please." Eru, but you do go on.