This temple's so different from Sharak's. So... quiet. And polite.

He won't be able to stay long, he realizes, watching the cat sprawl on Ayumu's feet. He's not a mannerly kind of guy, and asking them to put up with more than a single evening of his will probably end up with them throwing him out. But that's okay. One night to get his shit together should be all that he needs.

He can always sleep in the bar.

"Yeah, she's fine." He even manages a believable grin for her. "We're just havin' a disagreement, that's all."