"Uhhhhh ..." Black powder. He's sure they used that in Hupperdook, but he never paid ... attention. "You could ask the Augur for some?"

It's easy to see how beside himself the fellow is so Fjord rests a hand on Percy's shoulder, giving him a bit of a pat. There, there, etc.

"What do I suggest?" Short term so Percy can at least find his feet? "Vax would skin me alive if you didn't stay with us at the house. Well, houses. I think the wizards have more room than we do. I suggest that you come back to the Neinhaus, have a bath, a hot meal, and sleep on the shock of your arrival.

"I know it's a lot, being half-drowned like that. Trust me when I say that the following morning isn't so bad."