I may take you up on that at some point, thank you.

[He's just hoping Chris can find something useful with them -- Carlisle does like the way he brightens at the prospect of having all the rest of them, so perhaps his hoarding won't be a complete waste.

Oh right, hosting.]

It's been some time since I had company, so I'm afraid I'm not a very good host. I'd offer you a drink, but all I have here is water and Dwarven ale. Not exactly the type of beverages you save for having people over.