For imperial saga some time down the line

[rollingtothecapital]

1

[You were just involved in some giant, magical event that defies the comprehension of mortal minds, but Nepos seems to be intent on defying it right back.]

I hope you don't mind me taking some time to ask you about what happened.

2

[After a major crisis in which the badguys won. Nepos is down in the dumps.]

Here I spent the whole of my adult life in service to Phos, and in study of magical power, and yet we have been cast down by some nameless renegade clinging to the tails of demons. Could it be that darkness truly greater than light? Has my life's work been in vain?

[Better stop him before he hurls himself off a cliff or something.]

3

[You find yourself in need of some minor magical favor, and you happen to know Nepos for the skilled magician he is. He seemed like the right person to go to.]

Blessings to you, my friend. What brings you to my door this morning?