I've heard about Thorne's love of their dungeons and either threatening or placing our fellow Summoned in them whenever they choose to. [ There's distinct disdain in his voice based on those various accounts from different times and people, and ones he assumes Kyle has heard from those there with him in Thorne. ] I suppose it's a relief they haven't jumped straight to that this time.

[ Yet is implied heavily in that thought and possibly in Kyle's explanation beforehand, since Claude believes that could change in an instant. Dwelling on that won't help them here, however, so he takes another second to think again about the future plans the other mentioned. ]

If there's mentions of that banquet in Thorne's other cities to the point where someone well known in its government - or close enough, given he's the queen's relative - will be attending, what do you think the chances are that officials from all over there?

[ Such as the other cities within the Free Cities, with his unsaid focus being on Libertas meeting with those that caused their destruction, and then Solvunn's... however Solvunn is organized, since that's a question mark in Claude's mind. ]