It hadn't occurred to Mat there'd be another option. After all this time, he assumed of course he'd be staying with them. But it is a sudden thing. They weren't planning for him to show up.

He slips one arm around Jesper in turn, and gladly takes the hand Kaz offers. It still feels damned special, that the other man allows him that intimacy. Light, his head is still spinning.

"A plan I can agree with, my good man. I could certainly use a rest and a drink. And something a bit cooler to wear, I thought I was going back to proper winter! I'm not prepared for a desert holiday."

Or however long this lasts. He won't think about that now.

"I'll need you two to show me the ropes 'round here."