"Prior to our exile? Rarely." A few diplomatic trips, a few visits to his brothers and sisters, but little else. The Augments of Europe had been too busy fighting their own wars to bother themselves with Khan's empire - and by the time he had truly grown to be a threat, they hadn't dared try.

"After I was awoken, over a year." His words are chilly, but his grip on his cup is still carefully modulated, even gentle - he's bitter, but calm.

After had been a parade of endless tests and measurements and threats, followed by the never-ending dreariness of London. He hadn't been allowed to travel out of the country - he wasn't allowed that much leash.