[ He laughs, perhaps a little bitterly. But then he's certain that if they were in the Islands this conversation would be going differently. ]

Well, possibly is better than nothing. What brings you to Budehuc, anyway? Although there are jobs here, I can't imagine they'd be ones worth attractin' the attention of the captain of the 12th unit of the...

[ He waves his hand to fill in the words, because that was a long name. ]