<div class="floatright">(http://img193.imageshack.us/img193/2564/cepheus2.jpg)</div><span class="bbc_font" style="font-family: Andale Mono;">Sasha nods at the admonitions to use more casual address, and, noticing Jo's seeming discomfort, he is about to ask something, when Allie's question steers the conversation in a different direction. <br/><br/>Pausing for a moment to quietly eat, he listens, making note of the attitudes and inflections of his new companions, and having a small part of his mind marveling at being able to do something - not to merely wander, seeking himself, but to have been given the ability to make a difference, and to have stories to relate to his parents upon his return home.</span>