Backlund Steam Locomotive Station, Platform 3.
Alfred chatted with his parents and sister for a while before rushing to leave the train during the gap in between. He came to the platform and said to his squire, "Give me an East Balam cigarette."
If the past few years had any negative impact on him, other than his mental suffering and pain, he still retained a few bad habits.
After smoking plenty of East Balam cigarettes that consisted of spices and herbs wrapped in roasted tobacco leaves, Alfred was no longer used to the paper cigarettes that remained popular in the Northern Continent. He believed that they were bland and tasteless, as though they were liquor diluted with water.
As for cigars, he felt that it needed a good environment to slowly savor it. It didn't suit his present situation.