A pleasure to meet you. [He accepts the handshake, and Light might sense an intense if reined-in strength behind that grip, along with a physical warmth to match.] Give yourself some time to settle: no doubt you'll be able to set up a new practice. I know of a lawyer whom you might approach as a potential colleague.

[A polite chuckle in his throat.] Don't worry on my account: I'd finished up with one patient and was on my way back to my lodgings. It's my duty to be of service to the Sleepers here, whether they've dwelt here for years or days.