[Lab partner gets a soft, chuffed noise from the dhampir. What a way to phrase it. What a thing that the vampire falls for it.

At any rate, he considers the routes again in light of the information, and the answer seems rather clear:]

I'll expect you to be more than a little distracted with land routes then. There will be plenty of time with my father for that, and in truth, I think he'd rather us return home soon too.