The events Grandfather listed were not recent. The wedding and the pregnancy and the pupil leaving happened nearly thirty years ago. His memory was clearly damaged.

But the founders were here today. If they got upset, it was likely because something he said struck a nerve in the present. Words were unreliable right now. I knew that pure thoughts might be more telling than the workings of an old brain.

[b]"That sounds like a very full conversation, Aldric,"[/b] I said softly, encouraging him to stay on the topic.

I rested my hand on the railing of the gazebo. The sapphire gems on my arcane glove pulsed with a faint, brief light. I focused my will to reach out with my magic. I wanted to brush against the surface of his mind. I needed to see what was truly happening inside his thoughts when the mood shifted.

[hider=OOC]Viktor is casting Detect Thoughts. DC 13 approx if save needed, though usually no save for surface thoughts unless probing deeper. He is focusing on the specific memory of the conversation with the founders, trying to identify exactly what was said or thought at the moment they became upset.[/hider]