[He considers not telling, but it's not like anything he says will be worse than a first impression from Johannes himself] Books about necromancy, actually. Not really an interest I share with him, but he's my brother so...what could I do?

[He laughs] I hope you never do go to prison for him. It's not nearly as fun as it sounds; that's eight years of my life I would gladly have put to better use. What does an alchemist do, exactly? I've only heard of it as turning sand into gold and that sort of thing.