No, the third; but sufficiently early as to make very little difference. She's still gone, and I'm still lost without her.

[ The human touch. She's lost people too, and connections are easy once you know how. Leoben learned faster than the others. Psychologically, people are easy to predict and read--to manipulate if need be. But his manipulation is subtle here. Surprise is disarming. Time to make an emotional connection.

First, a soft little something of a smile. ]

Do you know many people here? Someone from home?