Besides the fact you left use with an evil cliff hanger...I love this The edge of anger he’d carried with him from the conference room had lost its keenness, cooling into the practicality that would take him through this, and still the temptation was there, to close himself off and rely only on himself until all this was said and done. Habit, and it was safe – and not only safe, compelling, because he’d lived with this habit for over thirty years It just cuts right into the heart of who Martin is. Perfect.