That would be because his mind is, not merely elsewhere, but effectively everywhere.
The reservoir... is interesting. Holding onto the prayer, he examines the situation more closely. The reservoir seems to be sort of alive, and it pays attention to people while they're in gestation but stops when they emerge into the world in whatever fashion is usual for their species, and while it is paying attention their CC accumulates.
It takes a little time, but isn't strictly impossible, to figure out how to suggest to the reservoir that it pay some more attention to this person. He does that. He's not sure how much their CC will increase, but even if it's just a single unit, prayer granted. Back to the dragon council -
The flying note grows a little more paper underneath its single word and asks the council member who still demands answers what more they'd like to know.
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The reservoir... is interesting. Holding onto the prayer, he examines the situation more closely. The reservoir seems to be sort of alive, and it pays attention to people while they're in gestation but stops when they emerge into the world in whatever fashion is usual for their species, and while it is paying attention their CC accumulates.
It takes a little time, but isn't strictly impossible, to figure out how to suggest to the reservoir that it pay some more attention to this person. He does that. He's not sure how much their CC will increase, but even if it's just a single unit, prayer granted. Back to the dragon council -
The flying note grows a little more paper underneath its single word and asks the council member who still demands answers what more they'd like to know.