I think Phil and I were as surprised as anyone that this question went to Ardaic, not only because he’s not an adventurer, but also because he’s not the person I’d pick to field it. Byron has the sort of well-traveled air that I’d associate with knowledge of Arkerra’s relatively remote corners, and Syr’Nj is a biologist among her other talents. Heck, if you really want to ask about what is and isn’t “anywhere in this universe,” your go-to folks are Clair and Hollister. (Well, Weo would be even better, but we haven’t met him yet.)

Ardaic, at first, seems like his concerns end with what might threaten his own nation or its borders. But this question going to him meant we got to see him flex his own diversity of interests a bit.

To be totally honest with you, I completely missed the pun in the last frame until readers pointed it out. Boy, talking about hunting over a nice sherry sure does loosen Ardaic up.