[ he shakes his head, and the emotions behind it seem honest. no ambition at all. he is, at least, a calm pond when it comes to feelings—if there's emotion there, it's beneath, deep in the water.

but there is a hint of amusement at her brattiness. something quiet and accepting. in the meantime, she can have a very brief little memshare: the sight of a wide, blue sky. the edge of a floating island. airships soaring above, into the sea of clouds. ]

...This isn't as much work as you all seem to think it is.

[ patching up a few people every week is really not as bad as things usually go for him. ]

Don't worry about me. As far as I'm concerned, my purpose here is to be a resource to you.

What are you trying to get back to?