"You would be most welcome. I may even be tempted to give you a pro-rate in the spirit of friendship." Not just theirs, but Max's too. He's noticed how close they are.

"Experience tells me that it may be a harder sell to some outside the strange sphere of this island but, if I am voted into the town council, I have every intention of proposing that once we do get that barrier down, we turn this little island into something of an, arts and cultural tourism destination. We have artisans of every stripe and it would be a shame to keep them hidden away."