"Not sure the mountains in the north of my world are good for that either. Not many people live there and the military base I visited is very isolated. I have no idea if they have any kind of wine to speak of on base." What a sad thought that is.

"It's better to remember, to use as lessons for the future. But I feel no need to drag the memories of the dead - on either side - through the metaphorical mud by speaking of them. Nor do I feel the need to share stories of the horrors of war. Surely you can understand that." Hughes gets the sense that Reynard has been around long enough to understand why someone would prefer to leave the past in the past. He's not trying to be ornery, but there are very few people he will willingly broach the subject with.