"Parking in Munich was always a... nightmare," he explains, struggling for a moment to find the correct expression in English. "We avoided driving if we could, but I can see how it would be relaxing. It could be very quiet, I think." Although he does love adventure, there's something to be said for quiet, something Mathias certainly appreciates.

He understands what Sookie is saying about the island, too. Although it's quiet in its own way -- most of the time, anyway -- there isn't anywhere to go. It's that feeling that's led him to go to the second island. It was that feeling that led to his broken leg.