I still haven’t really talked with Vari since the battle. I mean, not properly. He’s not hurt—the marid kept its promise—and the Council doesn’t seem to be blaming him for anything. But he hasn’t been dealing with it all that well. He tells me he’s being given these extra shifts, but I’m starting to get the feeling he’s just trying to stay busy so he doesn’t have time to think. It’s what I used to do. We haven’t talked about the deal I made either.
