"We don't leave crew behind," Jack said. "They all looked. The whole damn ship went out until it got so's every time it went out it was a big deal and made everyone sit up and hope only to deflate again when she came back empty. I didn't figure my trip'd be anything more than another goddamn snipe hunt but I guess I was in the right place at the right time when the fucking gnomes got up to their shit."

A twitch of her head cracked her neck to one side. "He knew they would be looking. If it was him on the other side he wouldn't stop either. They're all fucking annoying like that."

They were the best people she'd ever known.