> Julia looked at him curiously, having already suspected the not having a
> position yet part considering the circumstances.
>
> "Is something wrong, Derek?"
>
> "Then she shrugged, answering his question but still waiting for him to
> admit why he had a hint of a troubled expression in his gaze
>
> "Field investigator like I was." she said, a corner of her lips raising in
a
> hint of a smile as she admitted "And to do the things more on the House
> side."
>
> She didn't say why but the truth was, she knew he would be more at ease
with
> it and, frankly, it was a change she wanted. Maybe it was one of those
whim
> things she was giving in to for him and, more importantly, them. Call it
> selfish but being near him more often was something didn't mind in the
> least.
>
Derek:
Derek liked the sound of that quite a bit. It was safer and meant she'd be
close by much of the time. In fact it would give them the chance to work
together frequently, which would be nice. He nodded and a smile touched his
eyes. "Not wrong," he corrected. "The council will need to approve you for
duty before you can officially be added back into active duty. It's a
formality," he added. His concern was who would be sent to do this and what
he would do if they decided to deny the application for some reason. This
was an unusual situation. usually if someone came back, it was due to the
Dark Side. Rarely, if ever did anyone come back from the Light. He
suspected they might be a bit suspicious and rather hard on her and he
didn't like that.
