She nodded, "Oh we've heard of him, or at least, people back home have heard of him, one of the world's few true geniuses." She shook her head, "I haven't really asked around here, not one of those things that comes up in day-to-day conversation."
A shrug then, still leaning back against the worktable, "So the next most important question is, do you have a place to stay, or would you rather have a room here?"