Miles arched the eyebrow back at her, but didn't challenge her on it. He knew gow he'd felt the first time they did something like that. He'd rather if she didn't get as inured to it as he had. He thought they'd gotten their message across, at least. Any rumors the Monrie Republic was weaker or softer would be put to rest now. That, at least, should make Bass happy.
When they got back, he didn't try to detain her, but followed behind her more worried than he'd admit to.
Jeremy intercepted them about 10 yards shy of the tent, a bowl of stew in his hands. Miles scowled to see him away from Bass, snapping out, "Report."
Jeremy held up his free hand. placatingly. "Doc's with him now, checking him over one more time before bed. He woke up and we got him to eat before he dozed back off. Doc says it's actual sleep now, though, and he'll probably do a lot of it still, given doc gave him the good stuff for his headache."
Not the first choice in a medically advanced world, to be sure, but you did what you could, these days.
Miles sighed with relief to hear the news, then looked slarmed again about the drugs. "Doc's sticking around to administer doses, right? No one's leaving Bass alone..."
"With the opium? No, of course not. I do, in fact, know better than that."
Who'd kept the man alive for four years after Miles' betrayal? Did anyone appreciate how hard that had been? Miles should, and the grimace of apology and nod he gave Jeremy seemed to say he did.
"You can wake him if he's dozed off again," Jeremy told Charlie. "He's been asking if you're back whenever he wakes, so it'd be good for him to see you are in one piece."
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When they got back, he didn't try to detain her, but followed behind her more worried than he'd admit to.
Jeremy intercepted them about 10 yards shy of the tent, a bowl of stew in his hands. Miles scowled to see him away from Bass, snapping out, "Report."
Jeremy held up his free hand. placatingly. "Doc's with him now, checking him over one more time before bed. He woke up and we got him to eat before he dozed back off. Doc says it's actual sleep now, though, and he'll probably do a lot of it still, given doc gave him the good stuff for his headache."
Not the first choice in a medically advanced world, to be sure, but you did what you could, these days.
Miles sighed with relief to hear the news, then looked slarmed again about the drugs. "Doc's sticking around to administer doses, right? No one's leaving Bass alone..."
"With the opium? No, of course not. I do, in fact, know better than that."
Who'd kept the man alive for four years after Miles' betrayal? Did anyone appreciate how hard that had been? Miles should, and the grimace of apology and nod he gave Jeremy seemed to say he did.
"You can wake him if he's dozed off again," Jeremy told Charlie. "He's been asking if you're back whenever he wakes, so it'd be good for him to see you are in one piece."