"There, you've got it. Life, overall, is rather miserable a good bit of the time. Have your fun where you can find it. Else you're just wasting it all."

Mat nods in solid agreement. He can understand getting in one's own head, he's been there plenty of times. But it tends to be a rather not-fun place to be, overall. Even if it's gotten better here.

So he looks outside for his fun.

"And here we are." He heads into the roofed but open-walled tavern, waving to the woman behind the bar and heading over to a small table by the edge. "Ale alright? They've got a damned fine honey ale here."