The story ends much sooner than Phillip thought it would, the abrupt ending of the tale almost startling. He's quite sure, at this point, that the rumors he's heard are indeed about Gustavain, and it seems there are some key later events that are being left out.

"It's been years, I hardly mind," he says, a bit pointedly, knowing full well that something has caused the man to change the subject. But he'll at least humor him for the moment, taking a long sip of his own wine. "I am. No longer just for a single house, at least." He neglects to mention why that is, but given Gustavain's knowledge of his own 'fate' he can probably make a guess.

He shrugs. "I do well enough to keep myself out of much trouble. Though I can't say I've been up to much that's interesting. Ishgard hasn't changed much at all, as I'm sure you can tell."