"I pushed her about whether or not she's started looking for her contract and she has not, nor does she plan to, as far as I can tell." He wriggles in place and pulls up the conversation on his comm device and shows it to Crais. "I know her, and pushing her harder will just make her even more stubborn."

"I'm afraid for her, because she's going to go to prison, because 'how bad can it be'." Julian knows he's about to start fussing, so he distracts himself by running a hand over Crais' arm and tangling their fingers together. "I've been to prison. And, and even though it was a very different sort, I will not go through that again."