"If the kid-us ever comes here, I'm gunna tell them they're fucking idiots, how's that?" And at that though, Artan blinked, and then laughed, "Oh holy hell, that was my first thought. See? That's how fuckin' long four years is, I wouldn't bat a goddamn eyelash if a teenage me showed up here." He took her hand and squeezed it, though, a moment later.
"Stupidest mistake I ever made was leaving the island. Sure, you had Caleb, but letting my pride push me away was stupid," his smile went lopsided though, when he switched tracks, "we coulda made a killing doing jobs together."