Then that is what is most important, for now. That is the hard part.

[Some people would be offended to hear incomplete confidence in them, but Ben is practical in this. It is better, to him, to have his intentions believed than unproven results. Abigail knows he'll try.

And he will.]

What would best serve you now? Shall I stay, tell you a story? [He hesitates, glancing quickly at the walls, at the light he turned on, considering them critically.]