well he sounds really interesting! lyra would have a great interest in keeping tabs on him or looking into his habits at all because he's someone who had even some modicum of power on fissa so maybe for some reason he was briefly investigated by the aia and she was involved in that? or something adjacent to him was investigated but it gave enough reason to talk to him, it could have all well blown over by now but lyra still checks in like hey, you aren't like getting involved in any faction conspiracy stuff are you? just to tick boxes and keep her own intel fresh too