"You did wonderfully," Nida said in honesty. Helped that most people were either tipsy or caught up in the joy. But it was still a wonderful approach. Nida would applaud him but that would draw attention.

He would have no shame at all in passing his skills on to the kid. They would be good in these young hands. And then Nida could let them become only something of his fun and his guard work, and not the ingrained habits of a spy.

"Which means your gift is even more well suited to you than I already knew it woudl be."