[ Harry shrugs and feels a bit sheepish for having asked such an odd question, but so long as Iskander doesn't seem put out, he won't be bothered. ]

When I was in school, we learned about how Alexander the Great went east, on beyond India, to conquer the world and he found these giant ants, the size of a mule, that gathered gold. There was also something about camels, but I don't really recall that bit.