"Thank you," he says, sincerely to Opal, accepting another pint from the innkeeper with a nod as he does. "I should hope to keep getting such praise," he teases, and it's pretty clear that he's making an innuendo even without the little wink.

"It's been a fun skill to learn. I was never allowed to pursue music overmuch as a child, so it always feels good to stretch my wings a bit, as it were," he takes a long sip of the ale. "What about yourself? Any inclination to music at all?"