On Eric's cue, Pam claps her hands lightly, her forced smile polite.

"Yes, congrats."

Ugh, seriously, can we GO now?

It does seem that they are all set to leave, keeping the Magister chained up to be dealt with later, when he insists on having the last word -- tiresome, bureaucratic oligarch that he is.

"You realize, of course," he growls out with what strength he has left at this point, "that the Authority will never recognize--"