> > "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.
"In that," he told her with a hint of a lopsided grin, "he resembles many flag officers." He reached out and gently touched her face. <[Be safe,]> he told her in her cradle language. <[And should you need my help, do not hesitate to call for it. I would drop anything to be at your side when you need me.]>
