[ That's quite a word to be adding to your vocabulary. ]

You are not alone in that, dear William. I think we were all caught completely by surprise upon arriving here. Still, it's not all bad and the company's certainly not lacking! [ Here's a reassuring smile. One that, yes, looks just the same as it did last time they crossed paths. You can't gauge much from Magnus' appearance. ]

Let's have a drink and I'll tell you everything I can, all right?

[ They can settle in together and have a wee drink and a bit of a chat. ] I don't think you'll find it too hard to settle in. The surroundings aren't entirely dissimilar to Eudio, though some of our circumstances are different. I also don't think I'd call this a war in the typical sense, [ maybe a "cold" war that's briefly gone "hot" - of sorts ] just as our contractual obligations in Eudio were far from typical.

Have you found a place to stay yet? [ That's an important query. ]