He kind of felt like he was being interviewed, but he didn't say so. He put one of the mushrooms on his appetizer plate.

"When I was published, I had the excuse I needed to break away, so I did. I like to travel. The idea of waking up in the same place every single day, doing the same job, it's not really for me."

Devin spread butter over his bread. "What about you? Did you come here with family, or...?"