A pause lingered after Freddie's words. No, Arven couldn't stay for the whole season... not when the horizon called, Africa beckoned, like a great echoing howl from far away...

Knowing his sister, and how much she knew him, Arven realised Freddie probably already accepted that he wasn't likely to commit himself so suddenly, after twenty years of being away from home. "Perhaps you could find me something a little more temporary", he said slowly. And then, with more enthusiasm and a wink; "I could teach your fancy ladies and gentlemen how to build rafts and conquer rapids."