Kieran laughs in surprise at the question. "Possibly. If there's no other healer, I'd like a chance to try to get them back inside myself - but if I can't do that, I doubt the bag would do much good."

Lazar has seemed a fascinating sort to him throughout this journey: pragmatic to a remarkable degree, morally ambivalent, plainspoken and occasionally brusque. At the moment, he appears to be in a good mood, and Kieran's inclined to encourage that, if he can. "Your turn. Tell us something interesting."

Tits and guts are optional.