Thisby, Britain, England, Scotland, Ireland. The names of distant lands drifted in and out of his mind. He'd heard some of them before as his circle of friends grew, but he had no memory for where they went on the map. He would look later, or he would find Porthos and ask him. Though his reading had much improved, he still liked having other people tell him things.

Gannicus noticed, eventually, the way she eyed his coffee. He offered the mug to her, eyebrows lifted.