Ah, I see! Apprenticeship is common at home, especially for trades or on the ships, I can understand the desire to keep it away from too many eyes although... everyone talks. People know Inquisition agents, on official business or not but a chance to do things without it being tied to the politics would make a change.

[A polite lie; everything is political, everyone will read what they wish to from this.]

The weather is changing, swimming won't be so awful va prospect and it does the body good. That and I've been looking to organise new boats being built for if we ever need to rescue folk at sea. It might be a good learning experience. It's good of you to organise this Herian.