"What you did to summon her," at which point Ellis does pause, not because he thinks Richard doesn't know who he means but because he is tilting his boot carefully to one side, seeking a furry occupant. "Is it something—"

Another beat, while Ellis visibly reorders the question. He isn't worried about Richard.

"Is it something that would be dangerous for you, if Ser Barrow carried his objections out of the sewer with us?"