Alcuin's expression softened as he looked at Vax. "Thank you for listening. You have been such a good friend to me. Your companionship means a great deal."

He offered a little smile and added, "Though feels very one-sided, and I do not only mean that I feel I owe you a debt. But you know so much about me now, and I know so very little about you. Which is not a complaint, but an offer."