It was so good to see her laugh. She looked so wonderful, here in the firelight, free and safe and smiling. I wish you the universe.

"It was my job," he said, (Fact,) "before Melshi and Kay extracted you from Wobani, to build a profile on you. Even though we had all your files, some physical details had got lost.

"When I finally saw you in person, most details were right but I felt in some intangible way I'd gotten you completely wrong. And one tangible thing. From the amount of damage you've caused others, we assumed you'd be tall. I loved that you were short."

Belatedly, his face flushed. "I don't know if that really counts either."