After all that "training" by Gloriana... could we really expect anything different from Ves? He really does need an emotional payback before starting those commissions tho. A Ves that is reluctantly holding his nose is VERY different from an excited Ves willing to hold his own against a Master!
how is it that Calabast and the black cats are not getting raked over the coals for their poor surveillance and counter espionage?! she should have known and prevented Davute from doing this!