Diana's POVNate found me in the east corridor after Val's briefing.He arrived at Black Gold on day four of the displacement. Val had sent three Blue Moon wolves for the interim coordination work, and Nate was one of them.Nate had been running the Blue Moon logistics side of the rebuild from the east room. He was quiet, efficient, never in the way. Always exactly where he was needed.I'd known Nate for six years.He was tall, had dark, long hair that needed cutting. He was calm; the kind of calmness in his eyes was like that of someone who had decided a long time ago that most things weren't worth panicking for.I'd noticed all of that years ago and stopped noticing it the way you stopped noticing anything that had always just been there.We fell into step the way we always did. Easy, with no effort."Good briefing?" he said."Fine," I said. "Long.""Val talks a lot when he's worried.""Val talks exactly the right amount," I said.Nate smiled the easy, friendly one he gave everyone.
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