"Disease," he says to himself, knowing full well about disease. "A beast," he adds. "Is this beast octopus-like?" He's heard nautical legends, and with Revenants and demons, it wouldn't be a surprise if the kraken were a real creature. It probably is.

"The wall is up North?" Maybe science is the same on his planet.

"Is this the farthest you have traveled?" he asks with a tip of his glass and a smile.