Had Kirk known that, he would have tried harder to get Sam to come and socialize. If nothing else, he would get to spend more time laughing and getting to know Sam, and there was nothing that could go wrong with that as far as he was concerned.

Which is why he grins so widely when he sees the mage come to him in the tavern, kicking out the seat for him. "It is now," he smirked. "Where've you been all day?"