"Had to get a few more sins out of the way," he said dryly, but he quickly switched subjects as well. "You'll get used to them. Either that or they'll drive you crazy and you'll go on a murder spree. That'll end well."

He looked at Heahmund more closely. "What year are you from?"

He probably should have asked this sooner. For all he knows, after this confession he'll be first on the list when it comes to that hypothetical murder spree.