Ah, thanks. I'm sure you're right about me being able to earn one. I have a number of useful skills I could employ in order to do so, so that shouldn't be a problem in and of itself. Though some direction might be necessary.

[He gives a nod in return and picks out a quiet corner in which they can talk uninterrupted, and waits for him to return with the tea. He wouldn't have minded something stronger, but tea should suffice for now.]