Returning to the familiar reality, returning to the familiar Homeloss, listening to the nagging of the goat head—Duncan felt his heart gradually find its footing once again, and the fatigue and cluttered thoughts that the "roar" from subspace had brought upon him calmed down quite a bit.
He let out a soft breath and walked towards the navigation desk, while the goat head seemed not to have noticed the fleeting fatigue on his captain's face—it had apparently enjoyed a long and enthusiastic monologue over the past period and was now excitedly boasting to Duncan, "Captain! Your loyal subordinate has made tremendous progress. I've had a great chat with this head. Just now, we talked about the delicacies from the Endless Sea to poetry, and from poetry..."
Duncan looked down and glanced at the chattering first mate: "Did it respond to you?"
The goat head was taken aback, somewhat less confidently: "Well, not yet... temporarily."