"I need all of them evacuated. Not just the ones at the immediate blast zone. I think you know that. With the same care as the ones you consider ‘real’."

But he's so pleased. He shines with it, like the sun peeping through worried fog. He really thought it wasn't going to work—and actually it seems he's made a difference. "I'll help, of course. I wouldn't leave you to do it alone."