"Well, that is a story in and of itself."

He doesn't seem to be doing much more than enjoying the conversation at this point, idly picking things up but not really caring for any of it.

"You see, in order to meet me, he had to travel several thousand years into the past."

Chuckling, he picks up a piece of shattered pottery and drops it again.

"Ah, but such a story... to explain all of the nuances would take hours. All you need to know is that he left again in the end, for he had found the answer he came to us for."