[ The wilderness, he says... Aether's train of thought trailing won't stop him from letting his own cocky side flare up, even a little before moving on. ]

I'm something of a backwater expert myself. I could get by.

[ There's a short pause, his eyes studying the golden gaze of the drunken Traveler. They really did look alike... Maybe it's the liquor talking, and though the day and night that he spent with her had been a long one, he still lets a faint frown mar his lips when he thinks of how he should really try to reconnect. If only because it was the right thing to do. Just like he would likely reflect back on this fateful meeting with Aether, to find the right time to reconnect with him.

...when he wasn't turning the Ex-SOLDIER's face red by dropping the s-word on him. ]

You know I can't use that word the same way again, right?

[ But he doesn't sound annoyed, if the sigh of a laugh and the way he clears his cup in a single gulp was telling. ]