oh wonderful! yes nate's big thing is finding artifacts to return to where they were taken/stolen/lost from, so if ford ever comes across something like that in his searches for mal he'd be appreciative to hear about it! and/or come with. he's a big adventurer type in the field who seems suitably competent but is really just a soft nerd ex librarian underneath who can handle ancient ruins but can't seem to get the hang of the l line