[If only she could hear his voice say it, not the tablet's. But she believes him. And it gives her, like a small treasure, the slightest feeling that there is something she can do. Some effect she can have on his situation, his fate. She doesn't stop to linger on whether it is a false feeling.]

You be careful what you ask for, Mr. Solomons, because I will. You'll be right sick of my stories by the time you get your supplies. Even though all of them are very good.