Trahearne was becoming less and less amused the longer this conversation went on. He wasn't sure if this man was purposefully poking at him, or if this was a personality trait of his that came naturally.

"Is that so?" He let the silence stretch for just a beat before continuing, his eyes narrowing a bit, "I'm quite glad you found a book equal to your reading comprehension. Let me clarify that I'm something of a scholar, considering I spent well over twenty years of my life studying the undead, necromancy, a dead civilization founded over a thousand years ago, and every scrap I could find about the elder dragons. So, while your concern is touching, I can promise you that I am in fact very good at catching up."

Thorns and brambles, he didn't usually trot out his credentials like this, but it had been years since anyone had questioned his academic skills.