"Perhaps that's why you're the first wizard I've recognised since I came here," Theo said quietly. There was prudence - now more than ever - in not hearing certain words overheard by the masses, and 'wizard' could be very bad to say. "Most wouldn't admit that, I think. But if you're not slumming"-his gaze hardened-"I will ask if you're here for anything to do with me. If not, I will bid you good day. And it's not my towering ego that makes me ask," he added, though it was unlikely that anyone really did know where he was - most probably didn't spare a thought, which was fine with him. "Nor fear of your government, either."