Xyra nodded, as she listened, though she wrinkled her nose at his last comments, and promptly ignored them. "I think mother would... really want to hear that, from you. I think she knows it, deep down, but I also think she needs to hear you say it. She'd never admit it, of course," she said with a smile. "But what about your adventures? I always heard the more boring summary versions of them... and you're a good storyteller. Besides, we've got a lot of time."