I know. It's hard being here, sometimes. A lot of the time. Considering the events and their inexplicable nature, and the people, and how events unravel, and how the barge residents respond to them. And the Admiral can be a frustrating master to have, more often than not. I was glad to go home. Being here again is.... an order I can't say I'm thrilled to obey.

[He shakes his head and looks at Arkady, reaching into the bouquet and offering her an exotic bloom.]

But we're here to make people better, and things better. And that's an immensely difficult task to have. But to say that you can do so makes you a stronger creature than you know.