“I know this authority matters to you and I mean nothing. But it goes the same way back: I don’t care about it beyond using it to get what I want. And if what I want is to thank my friend, I will. I don’t need his full measure. If Shade wants to take this authority, bunk off and leave an intern in his place, that’s fine. He’ll still be my friend, and with the friend he’s been to me, he more than deserves it.”
