[He just blinks a minute, still staring at the glass.]

Do you know the feeling, when you taste or smell something you've not thought about in years, and then all of a sudden it brings back a memory as though it were as fresh as yesterday?

[Brow furrowed, he takes up the glass and tastes it again, like he's trying to confirm something. Sets it down again. And then, glances at Ryn before tugging down his coat collar to indicate one of his Archon marks.]

I drank this the night I earned these. A celebration of my achievement, and a bottle straight out of my mentor's personal collection. I've not had the like since.