Oh. Of course he was going to leave. That's what space travelers do. But somehow Ezra had forgotten to think about that, and now disappointment pulls heavily on him. He should have known better, really, but the offer of a job and a safe place to stay had felt like something more permanent.

"You can't stay a little longer?" he tries to wheedle. "What if I have lots of stuff to show you?" Even with as short a time as he's known Garth'zel, he already doesn't want him to go.