[He can get as mushy as much he wants, frankly. Velvet will still play the part of Lord of Calamity if and when she has to, but what's the point of keeping up the harshness around Laphicet? He certainly doesn't deserve her at her worst.]

Unlike this city, the only people who will be there are members of the coven. We had to build a camp mostly from scratch, but there's no lack of necessary resources. There was a bad storm, and we've had to deal with attacks from wildlife. Still…

[She trails off. Compared to some of the things the two of them have had to deal with in the past? Nothing too rough.]

Speaking of, you might be able to find some bugs there that you've never seen before. I haven't exactly been keeping an eye out.