"I would hope not," he says, wrinkling his nose as he smiles. "They'd quickly grow tired of introducing the city to a non-Vanetian."

He nods, and drags a thumb over his journal unconsciously. "Is there a book on basic grammar that I could review in the interim? I suspect that our two languages are similar enough, but I'd still like to familiarize myself with irregularities and common idioms."