[There is a card game, in a way: Barrow is playing Solitaire, and though he raises his eyebrows invitingly to Cedric when the younger man sits down, there's no pressure for anyone to join.]

I had me on trebuchets, [he says easily, flipping a card,] gonna be able to kit them out nice, I think.

[And that's all there is to say about that. Thump thump thump, goes the tail,]

You all right?