"Not so far as I'm aware," he assured with an affable tone that he had kept throughout their conversation. "Well that's somethin'. We'll forgo the blood test, just this once, hmm?" His face squinted with the words.

"Sorry to say, I don't know how you're gonna get from over there to over here. Bridge I built fell into the ravine and can't none of us jump that far. You uninjuried?"