[This new companion of his is certainly talkative, and Artemis is more than happy to follow along. This beats walking around town and listening to dozens of other people blabber out useless information. The more he can get in one setting, the better. He'd rather not stick around.]

Not the harshest kidnapper you've encountered? Not many people have the honor of saying that, though I can say I know what you mean. [The man must be important, then. How interesting. Perhaps their kidnappers were selective on who they took.]