"I understand." Barnaby sat up, not feeling any ill effects at the moment. He would have to be mindful of any changes, though.

"Thank you for allowing the both of us to come over," he added. In many ways, allowing Kotetsu to remain unsupervised was a show of good faith on Arthur's part, and that fact wasn't lost on Barnaby. "I appreciate your taking the time to do this even though you're busy."