Tuo gets a slightly arched eyebrow for referring to this area as 'south', and Lorne makes a mental note to check any maps his father has.

"I can think of far worse and far stupider things to die for," he says after a moment. If his glance drifts towards the soldiers' encampment, he does not choose to voice those thoughts. "Not a happy ending, but perhaps a satisfying one." Though Lorne is hardly an expert in the art of storytelling, so what he considers satisfying may be lacking flourish. "It sounds like an interesting story. Is there a short version?"