[ he's still alive. all things considered this is small beans. he's just assessing the amount of damage to the manor and how defensible it might still be (stay inside and risk collapse? but the old sage is still...) while bruno does his work... ]

Duly acknowledged. I did ask him back at the meeting if he would be doing that and he gave me the same answer.

Would you rather I try to stay in the area so we can coordinate if needed, or split up to cover more ground? [ ... ] Alternatively, you can signal me with some agreed upon cue; I should be able to cover ground relatively quickly if I transform.