[Similarly, Ryan comes to the door to meet him even though he could easily just tell him to come in-- it's a habitual response, really, it'd just feel weird not to answer the door.]

Hey, thanks for coming. It's over here--

[He gives Ferdinand a small smile and steps back, gesturing for him to follow as Ryan heads toward his bunk. There are a few things spread out on it: an assortment of vegetables, for one; a pair of plaid shirts, upon which all the items but the veggies are carefully pillowed; a starter apothecarist's kit; and then the two things Ryan called him here to look at, a pocket mirror and an ancient-looking text.]

Figures that it didn't come with a translation guide or anything, right? And, uh- fair warning, the mirror definitely does not work like a normal one.