"An aftershock I believe," Polgara corrected, when he'd stopped talking. "An earthquake would have lasted longer." While the constant corrections may be annoying, it did mean that Pol thought enough of him that he was worth the time to correct.

Pol was still a bit embarrassed by having been on the ground, so decided to move the attention to him. His entire outfit looked strange to her, for all she knew swim trunks with jackets was fashionable where he was from. Ever practical, Pol zeroed in on the immediate problems.

"Your clothes will need mending," she said. "The damage to you will heal, but clothes are less resilient than young men."