[Oh gods, that particular line about burning is... well. Somewhat painful enough to elicit a small wince. But it is a strange thing. Gale's affable nature and (yes) his charming personality made him not think too poorly of him for the quip. The very fact that it came from this man turns the groan that would have made its way out of his throat into a small "heh" of acknowledgement. As for the wine? Perfect. He intended to stay for quite a while, while he went about the task of picking the wizard's brain.

...Long enough, likely, for the aforementioned wizard to want to toss him out. But. He had quite a while until that happened. So. As he crosses a leg underneath himself...]

Thank you, by the way. I imagine reiterating concepts you likely learned as a child isn't the best use of your time.

[It had to be said.]