Eithan nodded. "Yeah, pretty regular. Though I'm not really sure what this lord of rings thing is." He snickered. "In this realm, they're not really as strict about it. In my realm, though? It's definitely a bigger deal." A big deal that he didn't know if he was ready to explain the, uh, finer points of...

When he glanced over to see Eithan gaping, he winced and gave him a sheepish, guilty smile. "It just-... it isn't? I mean, there's a lot goin' on right now!" Speaking of things he didn't know if he was ready to explain... ah, what the hell. His playful attitude faded substantially, and he even stopped swinging. He did his best to turn his expression back toward something neutral, at least. "So uh, I mentioned the Order to you before. Right? Bad people? Well, I think they found me."