"My list is long and grievous enough already without adding to it." Didn't he say something similar to Lowden not that many days ago? It had been funny, then. He'd also been drunk.

He definitely needed a drink, if such things were to be had, even in Hell.

"With any good fortune, we will not be forced into a such a situation again." Both the carving and the offers of 'fishing'. The delivery is stiff, and it seems like that and the tiniest inclination of the head are the best John is going to get for a goodbye before Andrej turns to head off in the opposite direction.