I looked for you as well. [His smile curls on his lips, wry and a little ironic.] It seems one of us should have stayed put. [He curls an arm around him, holds him against his chest gently and savors his warmth, the solid press of him.]

Their physicians are talented. I do have that much to say about this place. [Their methods and equipment had seemed much more advanced than anything Paschal might have had or done.] But yes, let's go. You seem to have taken out this nest all by yourself anyway.