"Politics does that," Gabe said a little dryly but understandingly. "You must be good at it, to be in it so young." He couldn't be any older than Gabriel himself looked, and Gabe looked in his early twenties at the most.

Then he laughed. "That's understandable; adventure isn't for everyone. Do you watch much theatre? It's a good alternative to reading, and somehow more personable to cinema. The story's just as living. Sometimes it's as if you're in the adventure yourself, without having to leave your seat."