"I suppose, yes, that that is similar to where I live. London is the heart of England, after all; where I grew up, where my family and patrons are. But I must go and see the people I'm writing about, live their lives to the best of my ability, get to know them. Write in their language, and for them. Or else how can my characters be real?"

Chaucer is a sucker for a fan. Even if they're not his fan yet. Especially if they're common-born. And he gets the feeling that this girl here is almost precisely his target audience.

He'll ask Dean what a cortex is later.