TALES IN PARTS
Lander — Part Six
Natural Law
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“Yes,” he told Whalefriend. “Yes, I have followed my heart. Thanks to my dad, I have followed my heart.”
“Of course,” she said. “Of course you have.”
The thought of Faith, blond and freckled owner of regal profile, still lingered. He could see her eyes, squinting as they followed the mainsail rising into the sun, and her smile, just so glad to be right here right now, doing just this thing, looking back over at him, wasn’t life wonderful, and did I have the jib ready to go? How will she find out? How will she ever find out what happened?
“You have placed personal integrity above gain and comfort,” said Whalefriend.
He did not catch that. Faith intervening. “Sorry?”
“You have placed personal integrity above gain and comfort,” she repeated. Again, not really a question that nonetheless invited an answer.
Had he? He had to think about that. He scanned his life as honestly as he could, and saw that yes, yes, she was right about that, too. “I guess that would be a true statement,” he said.
Whalefriend nodded, and smiled her albatross smile. Widewing nodded too.
