"I appreciate that, Helen. More than you know," I smiled gratefully, reaching for the mug. My fingers wrapped slowly around it, the feel of anything that wasn't a canteen or water bottle still unfamiliar in my mind, even though they were known to my body. "But there's no cause for worry, everyone has been very nice."

Even Luke, though his issues with what I was would probably always keep us more at the tense acquaintance level.