Rutile immediately resolves to find a way inside Aifaran Tower, and sooner rather than later, but for now they will humor Padparadscha. All they know about the Opara Core is that it's a center of technology in Khu Ioduan, and they know even less about the Ioduan Academy. They narrow their eyes, considering each destination, weighing curiosity versus familiarity.

"The Opara Core, I think," Rutile says carefully as curiosity wins the day. They slip their yimo from their pocket. "Perhaps they can tell me more about this. It's a shame to be so unfamiliar with so ubiquitous a tool."

Certainly the basics were explained to them at the Dreaming Bridge, but that was about as helpful as being handed a code and being expected to decipher it with a few hints alone.