"Are you?" She wasn't sure she believed it, or that he believed that. Her heart had broken for him when Tulia had died, and worse yet- the child. But he was strong, like all Bernards. He endured- as she endured.

"How long, do you think, it would take Hadyn to come around to a more...thoughtful pairing?" One that wasn't as prone to...issues as the one with The Club.