"We have telepaths in our culture that speak to the ancestors and the spirits." Whether that is a metaphor, symbolic or real it is hard to say. Aarne took it at face value and believed it.

He offers him the plate and it is stacked high because he both loves sweets and not quite sober. "Reindeer cream is higher fat than what they serve in the south."

He figures it needs to be said as a warning because the thick, almost fluffed butter, texture was surprising to people. "Mead is traditional with this but weaker. I brought what my family makes and it is almost as strong as whiskey."

He hasn't even waited for a response before he starts pouring some in a wooden cup for Ben.