"Human minds pale in comparison," he says, but doesn't correct Istredd. It's not wrong, and probably not the first time someone's made a similar kind of comparison. Nevertheless, impressive that a guy from a time with so little technological advancement can understand so much. It speaks volumes to his intelligence, that along enough to garner James's interest.

"Guess we all need to adapt to how things are here, some more than others. From what I gather, I was lucky to land in the Free Cities. Not sure how I'd feel about living in a place that didn't even have basic electricity." Probably would go stir crazy. He very nearly could in Cadens too, luckily for him there's a military to keep him busy.