The idea that simply surviving and thriving was good enough didn't fly with Izzy, but she let it go for now. It certainly would be a silly thing to get into an argument over! And when he just paid her a compliment on top of it. [We've had plenty of practice the last several years, we've been travelling all over and it's a good language to know.]
She grinned at his comments. [We'll set you up with more where that came from, there's plenty of everything here. All anyone will ask is that you help if asked, or volunteer if there's something you know how to do that needs doing. No other payment is required, though I'm sure the doctor would rather you lie down.] She let him go and gestured for him to get back in bed.
[We told you about how time worked differently on the island? It is the same here. Ashley is my granddaughter, three of my son's grown children have been brought to their past.]