Rick had been looking at Fredrich's face during the third question, especially during that half-second pause, and nothing came up from him.
He had sufficient experience to maintain complete control. He did, however, respond to a specific question about where existing documents were by talking about future plans for storage and calling it a procedural matter.
Heinz attempted to leave, but Carmilla halted him at the mansion's door, armed with an impromptu list of tasks.
She gave him clear directions and sent him on his way with the kind of confidence that comes from knowing how to handle a situation without making it feel managed. He would probably still get lost.
But he would be busy and not in the Council chambers, which was the point, just so that he didn't fuck up anything.
