[It's a small miracle Ian wasn't already in the living area when King came out, considering the amount of time he's been spending in there trying to sort things out. Don't touch the increasingly large stack of papers in front of his usual seat, King, or he will smack you.
In any case, when Ian wanders out of his room a few hours later with coffee in hand (research does not wait until morning, you plebeians), he's surprised - and concerned - to see King pretty much half-dead at the table.]