A slow nod. He finds himself taking a liking to this man; there is clearly much he doesn't know, but he, at least, knows he does not know it. "Perhaps she will settle down once she finds this place," he offers. "Such a situation could upset anyone, I imagine. Were I not so relieved to be here instead of where I was..."

Ah, but that's another thought. He shakes his head to dismiss it, briefly glancing back at the books.

"Do they have trains, where you are from?" His hunch says 'no', but- he would rather be certain than assume too much.