[... Ah. Perhaps Alhaitham has taken for granted, in the familiarity, that the only thing that would change would be the scenery around them.

He is still, for a moment, statuesque in his apparent focus on the clock. And then his eyes shift sideways to Kaveh without the hint of disappointment.] I believe you're normally supposed to ask to stay guest in someone else's house. You could show some politeness and start with 'please'.

[Says the least polite man in Sumeru.]