"What's there to miss?" Lambert snorts. "Hunting monsters in swamps? Getting cheated out of money? Knowing the closest thing I have to home is a castle that's got more holes than it does a roof?"

He shrugs, leaning back against the edge of the bath.

"Don't get me wrong. I'm not saying I think it'll be easy. I just want to go more than I want to stay. That's all there is to it."