Ah yes, come in Doctor… Doctor… er…

I’m terribly sorry… I’m sure I read your name in Trevor’s proposal, but…
Just “Doc” is fine, your Majesty.

Ah, very good. So… “Doc” what do you have to report?

Well your Majesty, I’m pleased to say our first meeting was very successful.

Really? You’ve made progress already?
Indeed!

We’ve established that, not only do we not know the cause of the Mass Mortality Event, we also don’t know the name or geographic location of the kingdom.

So… the result of your first meeting is that we now know less than before you began?
Not exactly the way I’d choose to put it, but…