Gaunt was only mildly disappointed he hadn't been able to close the sale, but he replaced in his pocket and said brightly:

"Yes yes, another time perhaps. And speaking of time, unfortunately I can't speak for much more than the date before we ended up here. But suppose there's no way of knowing how long of a time transpired between then and now. In any case maybe the exact date isn't important. We're on their time now."

Gaunt gestured vaguely around.

"And it doesn't appear as though we have an abundance of it left."