Neoptolemus got he feeling there was much of this conversation he was missing, as he watched their exchange like a tennis match.
Absinthe, he'd tried that once some years ago. Didn't have much taste for it - he preferred Greek alcohol. A patriot until the end.
"I'm not a child." was all he said in response to the 'too young' bit. Stupid country and its stupid laws about being a minor. He'd destroyed cities, for godssakes.