He sighs and nods, sitting down next to her. He's not the 'talking it over' type but not talking hasn't got him anywhere and anyway, Hel is always nice to sit with.

'He's King of Amber. I haven't seen him in almost six months. And he's married to some woman. I've got nothing to do and I still can't go home.'

The situation in brief. He hard;y needs to spell out that the crux of it all is that he misses him.