~anything; that's between you and Matthias." He says, stepping out of the office with the two and waiting a bit of a ways away to chat with one of Childe's debt collectors that happened to be coming in to report at the same time.

"Whatever gets us closer to finding Matthias and the truth, I'm ready when you are." Varka comments easily, stepping aside to let Neuvillette lead the way, this time giving Wriothesley a more gentle pat on the back to encourage him.

"Don't you worry, my lips are sealed. It's not my place to say~

// hurjrkef me either I haven't gotten that far yet RIP

~laugh and shakes his head. "You go on and deny it all you want, but there's no doubt in my mind who you really are."

~back.

"Hahaha, not at all! The more the merrier they say!" He says, stepping away to give the younger some space. "Who knows, maybe having the little brother on the case will give us an edge."

As Wriothesley turns to gun him off, opening his mouth to start protesting, Varka snorts out another~

~side eye Wriothesley kept giving him was all he needed to know that this was who Matthias was so devoted to finding all this time... how tragic.

Watching Wriothesley pull the document closer to himself, Varka offers Neuvillette a broad smile, laughing and giving Wriothesley a hearty slap on the~

Varka watches the exchange carefully, noting Wriothesley's mannerisms and making a few mental notes for himself.

It's easy enough for him to clock the connection between the younger man here and the one he knows back in Mondstadt, even without the obvious shared family traits.

That suspicious~

~the paper back towards Neuvillette, setting the pen atop it as he does so.

"So... is it just our little team of two or are we grabbing somebody else along the way? Childe might be in the area. Could always see if he's up to coming along."

~see on Neuvillette's desk, gesturing with it in silent thanks. "Better we cover our asses now so nobody can point fingers later." He adds, skimming down the page again to make sure he didn't miss anything, flipping it over to check the backside before signing his name.

With that done, he slips~

Varka nodded his head, pulling the paper towards himself so he could give it a quick read, patting himself down for a pen.

"You don't have to explain it to me, I understand it's protocol." He says, pausing when he realizes the pen he thought he had is absent, reaching instead to borrow one he can~

~whatever accelerant was used at the grave was likely used at the scene in Elynas too... it's... something Matthias likes to do when he wants to make sure there's nothing left of something." He says, looking back down at the letter.

"...I'd like to go check it out, if you don't mind."

~need to see the scene to know it's him." He explains. "The grave was emptied, though I'm sure we all know why there's no body in there, but after the vandalism the grave itself was set on fire." Another pause, folding his arms over his chest and looking to Neuvillette.

"...I guarantee you,~

~word of this." He gestures to the letter from one of Childe's units.

"Nobody was there by the time they found it, but I..." He pauses, sighing as he rests a hand on his hip, scratching his head with the other.

"...silly and damning as it sounds, I just... I know this is Matthias. I don't even~

Varka shut the door once the other had stepped out, approaching the desk with a sigh and setting the paper atop it, staring down at it like he were unsure where to start with it.

"...initially I was headed out to the grave of Talon to investigate the vandalism, but I was caught en route with~

~head with a stern, serious look on his face.

"I'm sorry Monsieur, but this can't wait." He states carefully, gesturing with the paper in his hand. "...he made another move, and it's not a pretty sight."

~Diverting from his intended path, Varka instead chose to pay a visit to @oceaniimperium.bsky.social to make sure he knew about the development after everything he'd learned happened in his momentary absence.

Knocking on the door, waiting almost a whole minute before he stepped in, shaking his~

~he won't allow himself to be concerned for another person.

"What's his name? My men and I can probably get a message out to him, let him know that you're safe and sound here in Nasha Town. Gives you plenty of time to recover while keeping eyes on the ground."

~himself that was what he'd heard, taking note of a few more things as he gestures gently towards her. "Is that how you got hurt? Nod-Krai can be ruthless if you don't know how to navigate yourself safely."

Although... she strikes him as the type not to take shit from anyone, but that doesn't mean~