“Well, I hope not, but who knows what the future holds? Regardless, I will always want you by my side, or close enough to call, at least. Your talents are many. You are a gem, Camlin.” She smiled at him. “Just in need of a little polishing, that is all. And above and beyond all that, you are my friend, whom I trust, and that is rarer than gold.” Never in all my long life has anyone said such a thing to me. Just goes to show—sometimes it takes someone else to bring out the best in a man.
