"You're so much better than normal" Larek assured her. He helped her with the dishes. "And if you want scars,my father has quite the collection too. I guess that's almost expected of males, though. At least, males who've been to war."

Kos took off his shirt, then put a foot in the water, testing it. "Water's nice and cool."

"I hope it does. I'm in a good mood now, and I play how I feel" he said, smiling.

"Just keep this farm running well, okay? I'd like for us to have a lot to pass on to our children one of these days" Orna said.