Shade-Seeker tucks into his soup with every sign of enjoyment, seemingly untroubled by the heat. He's one of those chili people, apparently.

"Which is why I suggest you give him the task," he advises, gesturing for emphasis with his cup. "He is free to suggest, of course, but he is grappling with irrationality--he needs a point of stability on which to focus, that he may bring the rest of his cosmos into order."