"I think it is," Eden says, smiling wonderingly at what he's said. "You stole a dog by speaking Dutch? Now that's a story." Not a false one, she's pretty sure, she doesn't get the feeling he's lying, but an interesting one. It makes her wonder what other kinds of stories he has, what kinds of misadventures he's gotten into in his line of work. "I barely speak English most days. I did try learning Japanese, but I never got to practice it, so I don't even know if I remember it anymore."