"No one's denying that he has some kind of an affect," Krem said primly. Gannicus did much for Krem's nerves, at times, and there was a reason they'd settled so comfortably into each other, and Aggie understood that. Nobody wanted her thinking about it, but she had seen all parts of Krem's wobbling before he'd settled into Gannicus and Hild.

"Do you need to?" He shrugged. "You could always just come work at one of the shops. Or take time to just...be."