"Haha, well really only attendance is necessary. I, for one, don't plan to contribute a single thing. I'm far more interested to see what others have to say and write. No doubt you could join me in that." He took a calming breath. He liked Bracken so far, but he seemed a bit on the nervous side. Introducing him to the idea of an ongoing terrorist threat that had people like him in their sights felt unnerving. Then again, honesty is the best policy.

"You could. There's just one thing that worries me. The Hands of Decay. They're an anti-mage terrorist group who've done some grisly things in the past. They've been driven underground, thankfully, and haven't made any recent appearances. Still a cause for concern, however." But if he insisted, he might know of one place.

"Say, I do know a guild that works tirelessly to protect mages. We could try them. Then again, they've been pretty outspoken against them for a good while now; that might mark them for a bullseye. The HoD's leaders did name themselves after the guildmasters..." Ted's an out-loud thinker. Hopefully some of this was helping Bracken decide.