[ Aro finds himself smiling. ]

Don't you want to know specifics? I do. I want to go home some day with a thousand stories about this place.

[ It goes without saying, he won't find all those stories here. He might find some in books, that's true enough. That's not really Aro, though. ]

I want to hear it from the people, Alacruun. Religion, culture, language. Besides which, there's every chance we'll find some adventure, too. Doesn't that appeal?