She inclined her head slightly, acknowledging his respectful gesture as he settled back into his own chair, her face betraying none of the enjoyment she got out of catching him so far off his guard.

"I do see. I also daresay, were I to go back to the spot where I grew up, I might want to drown my sorrows in a bottle afterwards as well," she remarked, canting her head at the whiskey. She took a sip of her brandy, then leaned back in her chair, getting comfortable. "Did you come just to reminisce?"