And Maker knows he's spent enough time running, hasn't he?




"I miss her." No revelation, that -- for him or Duncan, he's sure -- but saying it aloud, instead of scribbling it in a letter he'll never send, helps a little. (A very little.) "It would be easier if I could be angry all the time. But I can't. I miss her, and I still love her, and -- "

And if he keeps going his voice is going to crack, so Alistair stops there.