[ He chuckles, somewhere between the second shake and the second burger. ] I will. I'll report back when I do to let you know how my first "no" turns out.

If we're lucky, the realm won't go up in flames while I take a vacation. [ Which he means as a joke, even if it's always on his mind. ] But you'll have to tell me more about wizards, your type of wizards, if not today then sometime.

We have mages in my realm, but they're all very...er, not to offend, but they're different from you.

You seem much more, what's the phrase...down to Earth? The most practical magic-user I've met so far.