Duty nods. His case isn't going to be made sitting in a hut over ice near the Farther Shores. People can judge for themselves.

"Staging point is in Crenshaw," Duty notes. Like everyone else since the site was found, it's easier to come to the outpost via lamp travel with someone who has already gone there. In winter, it's particularly difficult to slog out there unharmed.

"Ask for Duty," he says.