Grace is quiet for a little while as she thinks that over. She's not had access to the outside world for quite some time, but it's not as if she's lived in complete isolation, and that phrase rings a bell. An exploration to find the Northwest Passage.

"I think I heard about your expedition," she says, looking at him with some intensity now. "One of the captains was Irish. I remember because someone made a point of telling me, when it was all being reported in the news that you'd set off."