"Yes sir. With respects, I think we all wish that." Podrick said his prayers every night, and included that in them. One prayer had been answered and he could hope the others would be too.

"Yessir. I thought you might be. Both of those things. All of them."

He shook his head.

"Slowly sir. I feel like I have two left feet I've also gained a few more inches since I arrived, so I keep having to get new clothing." And if he was babbling, well, he was very, very happy to see this man, the one he respected most of all he had ever known.

Ahead, he saw the tavern, the Roadhouse sign clear, and the blue door in their sights. "There!"