From “The Sauder Diaries — By Any Other Name“:

Hans looked at her for a long moment. He thought about everything she had said and what some of it implied. He thought back to his reaction to the conversation with the widow-spy. He nodded. “I will stay. I think it will be a far better education than I am likely to find anywhere else right now.”

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