[ There's a faintly wry tilt to his mouth at that... at all of it, including that not-so-subtle don't ask. ]

Never travel alone, right?

[ One of many expedition protocols drilled into each and every one of them during training. (He misses Lune with a sudden, aching intensity.) ]

Tell you what. You go first, and that way you can grab me if I don't quite make the landing. Deal?