Some of my capabilities were missing when I got here. Most of them still are. But I did not lose everything, as Fjord did.

[ And he's glad for that. It really would have taken him forever to earn back his already hard-won skills. ]

Is it everything for you, then?

[ His scowl is a little more subtle than hers, but still matching, as they make their way to the front door and out into the bright warm light of early afternoon. Caleb had chosen this day to ask her rather strategically: it's their weekly allotment of sunshine, a break from the typical grey, cloudy weather. ]