"A hard thing to accept. I would have not have done so voluntarily." And he'd all but lassoed Wash into going as well by refusing to go unless he did. But the results amount to about the same.

"While I would not trust them blindly, the Legion seems to be doing good work, and cares about the well-being of its members. And I am not surprised in the least that they chose you," he adds, crooking a brow higher.

"It took longer than I would have expected, in fact."