"No," Jack agrees, almost imperceptibly softening his voice, so as not to jar Ianto's aching head any more than necessary.

"As you might guess, they were caught, but not before they reached the royal quarters, and were in consequence supposed to be assassins, and were brought before the Queen. Alas, brave Ianto's well-researched cover story of being palace-to-palace salespeople was not believed. Captain Jake, meanwhile, was almost executed on the spot for complimenting her Majesty's lower supportive tentacles in the belief that this was acceptable, having accidentally researched the sister planet insead of Liirthune itself."

Some things never change.