"Hm," he grunted, "I know how that feels"

Their first meeting wasn't the first time he'd crashed a dart ship. Fortunatly a fellow wraith saved his life-and skin-with The Gift. Still, he endured that agony for several hours before he'd been found and healed. Apart from starvation, burns were some of the worst wounds he never wished to feel again.

Todd touched another of her scars. "What of this one?" Scars told stories, and since they were about her, he liked hearing them, even if they were painful.