She seemed to be inviting further interaction, and I was not opposed to such a thing, as bereft of friends as I was here. I was as cautious as ever, even in a place that seemed so far from conspiracies and from plots to kill me as payment for my mother's deeds. Still, I was mindful of my tendency toward isolation, and did not wish to hide myself away for whatever length I might be kept in such a place.

"This is my first visit to this establishment," I said to her in Cruithne, which seemed the prevailing language of the island. I glanced at her drink, though I could not venture a guess as to its contents. "Are you by chance familiar with the fare here?"