The lad's hardier than he knows, and he too smiles, at least as much as he ever lets himself smile, before motioning Iggy forward gently with his hand on the youth's shoulder. "The Kleinstocks are of sturdy stock in battle, but outside of it, not good for much. But they serve their purpose here, as do we all." A hint, there, that there is more to Avalon than simply sanctuary.

He lifts his eyebrows at the explanation, obtained at last without need to ransack Iggy's memories wholesale. "Ah, I had wondered if you had experienced something like it before," he admits readily, pulling open a seat for him and doing it loudly enough that he can find it on his own. "One of your brothers, perhaps, or an ally?" He is curious about this 'Flock', and has been since the start. If it is possible, he would gladly offer all of Iggy's brothers a home here.