Even if Lawrence repudiated the very idea of having to associate with people, he had to earn his daily bread. Apart from his knowledge of herbs that came in handy from time to time to scam (according to the humor of Strade, the head of the ceremony), he was also good at hinoptic tricks with a watch, so joining that circus had been a good opportunity.

The disturbance of the circus outside his small cabin kept him with a grimace of discontent, while he read a book while waiting for a client who wanted to be hypnotized settled in front of the desk where he rested with the many potted plants around him.