Arthur does as instructed, settling himself in and trying to pretend that this is all perfectly normal. He hangs out in castles all the time! Which is almost true, he does have his own here.

He's quiet a moment, considering how to answer. He has learned to temper what he says, and to who. It upsets people. And then they don't know what to say and it's terribly uncomfortable. He'd rather not make the hospitable young man uncomfortable.

"Repairing our forts wasn't high on anyone's priority list," is what he settles for. It's quite true. "Not much need. Very small place, Wellington Wells. With nothing anyone wants."

Or at least nothing anyone should want.