"No, really. I have that, a backpack to carry it in, and the clothes I'm wearing. I suppose I could teach some ancient elven history. That or the little bit of swordplay I learned from my aunt Adaia." He looked a little uncomfortable. How was he going to help provide for his family now? What would they think, now that he was gone? Things were suddenly a lot more real to him.

"Do I even get to tell them where I am?"