[It's a house. This, at least, looks familiar, even if the architecture is very different from what Kratos knows. Mana-signatures are distant; there are other buildings down the street, but the lights are dark and Kratos can't sense anyone inside.

[Unfortunately, he also still can't understand Skulduggery's question -- though now the sounds and individual words are clearer. He's sure he can guess the intent behind it, however; something along the lines of 'how are your studies going', he thinks.]

Yes. I am --

[Hm. How to finish that sentence. He doesn't have very many words yet. Kratos flips through the intermediate book, to the list of easy phrases he remembers being there, and the one whose picture, of someone receiving a gift, indicates gratitude.]

Thank you. Your -- time.