There was definitely something familiar about her tones, and he couldn't help but smile faintly - almost imperceptibly - at it. Fancy that, running into someone who at least sounded American in a place like this. As for her unvoiced question: too much. He was very much used to a life of note-taking, whether for class or for an ongoing search for sleeping Welsh kings. It was all terribly academic.

"I think it's that way," Adam suggested, gesturing with one hand the right direction as he accepted the map back with the other one. "And you're right, there are an awful lot of stairs. At least none of us will need any extra exercise, with all the walking we'll probably do.

"I'll go with you, if you like."