> "I wish you were able to come as well. But
> things being what they are..."
> she trailed off for a second privately wishing
> that things could be very
> different. For her and her old friend.
>
> Returning to the here and now, "Do you feel
> comfortable with this
> arrangement? Taking Samuel to the President to
> help explain the medical
> side of things, and relieving him if he refuses
> to go through with it." she
> asked completely regaining her normal business
> like composure.
>
> "As comfortable as I can be," he told her. He
> blew out a long sigh. "My
> *mnhe'sahe* requires that I do what is right,
> Carrhae," he told her. "I will
> relieve him should it come to that."
>
"I fear that it may come to that. Samuel is not the best of patients, and
quite stubborn on top of that...." she mused.
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