Douglas chuckled.  "I willnae deny there might be some of that tae my reasoning."  He was honest.  "But 'aving someone tae visit with along the way and see things with a new viewpoint, is a good thing tae.  Besides I think my valet and butler would think I was less likely to go into one of my 'moods' if I had more friends around."  He admitted, the alcohol loosing up his words than normal, as he rarely spoke of what he called his dark moods.

He took another bite.  "Sae, plan on it."  He went on.  "I will let yu know when the dates for each are, and if yu are wanting to join me."  When Tristan spoke of feeling more about researching on his own, he nodded.  "I can respect that.  I prefer to paint or scult on my own.  It isn't exactly the same thing as what yu dae, but I can understand the feeling of it, I think."