[Grateful, he likewise sets his ice cream aside, takes the journal, and starts flipping through it with his good hand. At the mention of Jacopo's name, he looks up.]

Jacopo? No. I will admit that I learned from him the item role's identity even before this trial, but the one I am working with is... [He pauses.] ... Magilou.

[... He knows she might seem like an odd person to be allied with.]