Ah well, I have a month before the next mission to recover. Who knows, maybe Solmara will blow up again, and another team will have to go in again. Then there are our missions. [He liked to hope that after two startling revealing and bad missions for people personally that they would have two that weren't so intensive. Who knew, maybe some of the other people needed that.

Only time would tell.

He relaxed perhaps for the first time since returning from Solmara or even before Solmara to be with her. He trusted her deeply, which was why he made no excuses of his want to see her earlier than perhaps they normally would. He dropped the arm with the friendship bracelet across the back of her shoulders again, stroking the top of her arm with his fingers.]

Dog? Call me Hound. That's the way it's been since I much younger. [He squeezed her fingers in return with the entanglement, leaning his head back to rest against her temple.] Alright, alright, I surrender. I wouldn't hurt a lady who I like unless she wanted me to. Until then, you're my nurse and I'll do most of what you tell me to do.