‘What will happen to us when we return home?’ he says, serious now. ‘When you marry Torin?’ I turn to face him, wanting to comfort him, but I can’t. I only have honesty, and it’s not always kind. ‘I don’t know.’ He nods, a shadow falling across his face. It wasn’t what he wanted to hear, but he knows anything else would be a lie. ‘Then I’ll wait for my orders, Captain.’
