"Well, I think that Isaac would like that, as he seemed rather fond of Cianwood while we were there. And you're right in thinking that he likes the water, by the way; he's an alchemist as well, you realize - most of us that came here from Amestris are - and he worked primarily with water and ice. He was incredibly talented, actually; I know he misses it.

I'll see if he would be up for that sort of thing sometime soon; we could all use it, I think."

He paused for a moment, toying with the wineglass while he thought; this had potential to go in a bad direction, depending on what they had actually discussed, but it had to be mentioned eventually.

"Did you ever get in contact with Isaac, by the way? I know that you wanted to talk to him, last time we spoke."