i look forward to our partnership

Her answer came as no surprise to him. She was ambitious enough to rise to the ranks, and while he didn’t know her well, he could sense the loyalty in her. The drive to do the best for the Armada. But hearing it in her tones only amplified the feeling. There was so much raw honesty in the words. It made him wonder what she had seen, what she had been through. That she understood how fleeting safety could be.

As she directed the conversation back towards him, he grimaced. He should have expected it, revealing what he had. He closed down a little, some of the comradeship slipping away. “It’s a long story. Suffice to say, here is home now.” He said simply. Having no intention of getting into his loss. Not now, and not when she was still almost a stranger to him. Perhaps some day in the future, when he knew her better.


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