Such warm words from Beleth bring forth a warm though self-conscious smile from Korrin, who seems grateful for them even as she's eager to move on. More alcohol might bring her back to the subject, however. "Correcting stupidity is always a worthy cause, Beleth. Keep it up."

She doesn't take a drink this time, shaking her head. "Same. At least, none that were just mine. The mercenary companies my parents worked for sometimes had pack animals or dogs for tracking, but that's not the same. Maybe I'll change that one day, but I have no time to devote to a pet now. It wouldn't be fair to them.

I never tried Cabot's 'hangover cure'."