[Ouch. That could edge towards insulting, but it's Himeka, and he's taking it on the more complimentary side.

The question is meant to be teasing, but it does give him pause. Maybe it's the wine already getting to him (he's barely even sipped at it). It's really the weight of his knew knowledge. Not only Estinien, but the memories that lay heavy at the back of his mind, no matter how much he'd like to forget about them.]

Lucky this time. If I'm being truthful.

[Lucky Yennefer showed up as she did. Lucky he is alive one more day. He lifts his glass and takes a mighty gulp. Maudlin again. He can't stand being maudlin. It doesn't suit him.]

A musical could work, if I played myself. No one, of course, could mimic me just right.

[Which may destroy the point, but...]

A certain pirate. [They'll come to the bees one day.] A famous one?