And oddly, he finds he likes Amanda too. He finds it easy to talk to her, telling her about his world and some of the people in it.

"And thus you will need your sword as you expect ... resistance?"

One day he will have to tell Amanda about Keely. Or rather, tell her all he knows about Keely. The two women would probably find a kindred spirit in each other.

"When do you expect to depart?" he asks, finding himself resenting the fact that he cannot leave the bar, being Bound to it. "When do you expect to return?"