Phoenix nods in agreement. An uphill battle is right. But then again, when in his life has he ever had anything but an uphill battle?

"Yeah, I remember the book. It seemed like some kind of record book that told him who was supposed to be here?" Phoenix rubs his chin, looking off in the distance in thought. "I haven't been able to learn much more about it, though. They say that they hear about our heroic exploits, but that doesn't make all that much sense to me. I don't know about you, but my life isn't exactly one for the storybooks."

He is vastly underestimating the interest and heroism of his life. He doesn't think anyone but legal nerds would be interested in what he does.