Two floors below, Maryden's started up another song. Alistair closes his eyes, doing his best to focus on the melody; absently, after a moment or two, he starts to hum along. He even makes it through a verse and a half before losing the thread and trailing back into silence.




"I haven't been this properly drunk in a very long time." He sighs, contented. "Why didn't I do it sooner?"