I have been waiting for him, just in case he really was wounded and there was a hidden timer. But it doesn't seem that way as, since he is a diplomat too, appears to have been slowing down the TO. I still have no option to pick him up, although I should since there is a TO going. Is this intended behavior?
Please send me the details—which region, which character you are, and which character he is—in a private message, so I can check the whole situation and see if it's operating as intended.
