The night wind was slightly cool, the distant lights a hazy blur.
Nathaniel Lockwood didn't know what had happened to Ronald Sharp. Since the other man wasn't talking, he didn't press the issue, simply keeping him company as he finished a cigarette.
They then started chatting about some old stories and interesting anecdotes from his time stationed in the Zemurian Region.
Thinking about how his own son was now in a relationship, he was reminded of how he had first met his wife.
"Every time my old father-in-law brings it up, he chews me out for being the bastard who stole his daughter." Nathaniel Lockwood frowned. "Because Wynn got in the car and ran off with me."
"Maybe it runs in the family," Ronald Sharp muttered under his breath.
The smoke had made his voice rough and raspy, so Nathaniel Lockwood didn't quite catch what he'd said. He asked casually, "What was that?"
"Nothing."
After finishing the cigarette, Ronald Sharp stood up.
