[ Glancing up, Jamie takes the welcome distraction and leans back in his chair, rubbing his eyes. ]

Och, no, ye aren't. 'Tis only a list of thing that need to be repaired here. The house is large, but wasna well built.

[ Lallybroch has never leaked, never crumbled. But this is an inherited home, so perhaps he shouldn't be too hard on it. ]

Join me?

[ Jamie holds up the whiskey bottle, then stands to get another glass, apparently planning on John staying rather than going anywhere. ]