He looked up at the sky thoughtfully, as if contemplating that question for the first time. Truthfully, he had asked himself plenty of times. "True, I'd probably be a lot happier somewhere with more sun. Thing is, all of my family lives in Seattle. Besides, when you do what I do, it helps to know the place you work in like the back of your hand. Starting over somewhere new, getting new contacts and informants, establishing new friendships and learning the lay of the land--it's just not worth it to me."
He didn't mention that his father was buried near here, and moving away from the gravesite would be more than a little painful. "So you're a professor, eh? What is it you teach?" he asked, changing the subject.