It was strange to be in Katherine's kitchen, joking over this of all matters. He'd never imagined theirs to be a friendship - it was certainly too personal to be an acquaintance, but it never had the casual co-existence of friends. But right now came very close to it, he thought. Very strange.
He drained the glass she'd given him and set it into the sink. "Well, at any rate. I guess I should get started," Alistair said, doing up the buttons on his sleeves and gathering up the bandages.