"You don't need to teach me."

Sam shrugged. "Then I'm talking too much."

Now, he was far away from Gale's life.

A miss was a miss, and it was impossible to continue the leading edge.

Sam knew it was the perfect ending for him, and Gale was safe now.

Once he thought she was dead, but unexpectedly, she was still alive and well.

That was enough.

He looked at her from a distance, occasionally inquiring about her recent situation, and he was satisfied.

Sam will not and dare not expect extrava