[he flags down a harried server and barely manages to get his order out (two glasses of red dragon wine, just because the name sounds cool to him and he assumes Mòrag is more of a wine person than a beer or ale person) before the server scurries away.]

Hey, hey, I've still got a human heart. [he probably thinks he just said something totally profound just now.]

It did get me thinking, though. If there's no ether, could I still form a bond with a Driver? [it should be easy to tell where he's going with this. Mikhail rests his forearms on the table, slightly leaning in.] Care to test it with me, later?