The Sentinels When it's all said and done

A month.  So long.  "I'm surprised then not to have run into you.  A family can become your world," he said with a slight smile, unable somehow to regret that.  

"What sort of adventure brought you to our quiet corner?" he asked, curious but understanding if she didn't wish to divulge.  Heck, she could lie if she wanted.  He lived with a storyteller, after all.  Even a good story was worthwhile on a lazy afternoon.