Full Circle

[Keller]

He had done it, achieved something he did not think possible, let alone something he deserved. A passing conversation he had with a certain Buddhist seemed to suggest that even people like him deserved the chance to love and be loved. It still seemed to him as if he might wake up any moment and have this enjoyable fantasy dispelled, which prompted Keller to hug his newfound family close.

"I'm sorry to drag you both across the sector all over again. But this time I'm not pushing you away and neither am I letting you go." Strangely enough a few bystanders had taken notice of the sudden proposal, and upon what seemed like a success, they applauded the couple and uttered brief congratulations. Keller waited until their attentions shifted before continuing. "I haven't seen my parents in years. My arrangement with Bretonia earned them accommodations within the Kingdom. I want you to be there with me when I see them. They ought to meet the woman I love." A fairly innocent objective, though he couldn't help but be nagged by the thought of this apparent agency wanting something in return now. He just had to hope it was a price he could pay, or was willing to pay.