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''Dammit, that tears it...''<br> | ''Dammit, that tears it...''<br> | ||
I quit my worktable and followed him to the galley. As galleys go, it was only slightly larger than a walk-in closet so I planted my shoulder on the jamb and leaned in to watch him scrape out the last of the lukewarm chili from the pot. The look on his face when he turned and saw me in the doorway was tinged with….what? surprise? gratitude? ''Hell if I know. He’s a puzzle, that one.'' And I knew my affinity for puzzles. ''Careful. You know what happened with the last guy you thought that of.''<br> | I quit my worktable and followed him to the galley. As galleys go, it was only slightly larger than a walk-in closet so I planted my shoulder on the jamb and leaned in to watch him scrape out the last of the lukewarm chili from the pot. The look on his face when he turned and saw me in the doorway was tinged with….what? surprise? gratitude? ''Hell if I know. He’s a puzzle, that one.'' And I knew my affinity for puzzles. ''Careful. You know what happened with the last guy you thought that of.''<br> | ||
− | And for a second it wasn’t Joshua standing at the range, but Christian. And his answer to | + | And for a second it wasn’t Joshua standing at the range, but Christian. And his answer to me query as to why a Companion of his stature was dishing up soup and counting dishtowels came back to me: ''Right now, this is the best place I can be…''<br> |
''What’s your place, Joshua? Where is the best place for you to be?''<br> | ''What’s your place, Joshua? Where is the best place for you to be?''<br> | ||
Knowing the issues that plagued the man, I kept my thoughts to myself and merely took the bowl he held out to me.<br> | Knowing the issues that plagued the man, I kept my thoughts to myself and merely took the bowl he held out to me.<br> |