There was at least one person in town who'd jump at the chance for some day-drinking!

"No, it does make sense," Liam nodded. "Back home, my loyalty as a Companion-Protector was always to Da'an himself, not Zo'or, not the Taelon Synod, just Da'an."

He'd taken orders and performed duties at the behest of Taelons other than Da'an, at times, but his loyalty had only ever belonged to the North American Companion.