[Diarmuid smiles gratefully at the other servant and reaches over to clap his hand over the one on his shoulder.]

While I appreciate the sentiment, please don't make a promise you cannot keep for my sake. Some things we can't control no matter now much we may want to and it is a waste of time to try. Instead of wasting time on that, why don't you tell me some more about this place? Or better yet, shall we start that tour you offered to take me on?