When Ashley returned, Ergo dug into his meal, having settled to sit on the couch as he couldn't sit comfortably at the table. He assumed he completed the relatively easy task of talking to the landlord. He hoped the water would be fixed soon. Washing the dishes had been just as much of a pain as bathing outside the tub to avoid hypothermia.

Feeling the other's eyes on him, he finally asked, "What's your name? You never told us."