"Oh, believe me, I understand. You should read something called "Blue Laws" one of these days. I've been meaning to ask them all about this when my life is not in peril on a daily basis." She took a sip and settled back, glad he'd play along, but not really pressing further.

"It sounds lovely. You sound distinctly like you miss home, even despite the time that has passed. I guess we all pine, at times, for the lands of our birth." She certainly missed the forests of the frontier. "So... you'll be staying for a bit then, I assume?"