Eli went with the sudden direction change, amused. "Well, if you do tell the story, you might embellish it a bit. Perhaps I also saved a transport of nuns--or children--or perhaps both nuns and children--from a fiery death. Hmm. Maybe add in some puppies and kittens as well. That's always a crowd-pleaser."
He had no problem keeping up with her quick pace through the streets; he'd be willing to wager that he took one step to her every two.
"Persephone is merely a stop for me," he said easily. "I've been traveling, seeing the core worlds, and thought I'd see a few of the border and rim worlds. Jonah said that eventually the Huria would be setting down on Highgate, and that's my final destination, my boyhood home. I left there for Greenleaf many, many years ago. It's time to go back, but I'm not in any particular sort of hurry. No one is waiting there for me anymore."