[Sooner or later Palamedes will have to entertain his own omen, which may be a challenge, considering she is a very large bird that only loves him? He'll work it out in a way such that she would not maim any guests.]

You'd think, but here we are. Well — here I am. [A beat. Hey.] Now you've got me talking about her.

[Very clever, sir. It's a sort of melancholy smile he offers for this, since, well - he promised to talk about these things, Cam included, much as not having her around does feel sharply like he's missing a limb when he thinks about it actively.

That and he rather doesn't know where to start, which might be obvious from the "our whole lives" part; talking about missing Camilla is like talking about why he breathes air? She's not here; he misses her. How does he articulate the rest...

Luckily he has something else to do, that is, pricking his fingertip and willing just enough magic into the blood that beads so that it doesn't glitter away.]

That's the idea. Necromantic blood wards are easy enough to draw - could someone draw a darkblood ward, that creates, I don't know, an area of effect that can levitate an object? If I do this- [Smear. Blood on something, which he decides will be a mug he swipes off the counter and runs his finger around the bottom of.] -I can let it float without having to concentrate.

[Which it does, when he lets go, behold!! It's ready to drift over to Viktor, get ready.]