Good! Just as Anise thought, Claude was on the same page. “Okay! I guess we won’t know what we’re getting into until we get there, but we’re about as ready as we can be.” They were all in good health, and there weren’t any big crises looming over their heads, so this was their chance.

There wasn’t much else that needed to be said on that topic. The toll was going to be left up to Guy, and it went without saying that the two of them were going to do whatever needed to be done to support him.

“Well, since we’ve got some time for once… why don’t we just chat for a bit?” Most of the time, they had to talk about whatever task they were about to take on, or whatever danger they were facing. There usually wasn’t much time to just get to know each other. They’d had one or two good chats before, where Anise learned a bit about his job, his rich parents, and his hobbies, but it wasn’t like she could learn everything about a person in such little time. “I’d like to hear more about you, and your world, and stuff!”