"Yeah you do," he said, smiling. "Some of them, anyway."
"What's that supposed to mean?" and I cross my arms, indignant.
"Nothing," he says with that face that means "something".
"Come on, what is it?" I poke him and pout.
"You have yet to discover some of your strengths, that's all."
And now I'm curious, because that is something no one ever says to me.
"What the fuck are you talking about?"
He takes a hit, looks at me a long moment, then smiles.
"We're not gonna abandon you."