"I think a lot of things can be filed under that." Because for as hardheaded as Roland could be, he wasn't going to have all the answers but when you were raised to lead everyone, when that felt most natural ... It was difficult to let go of that. Nariko understood that quite well.

"Bert," Sonia purred while attempting to sit on Nariko while still maintaining Bert's attention. That this cat was immediately reminding her of Kaine now was just eerie. "Why are you doing this?" Because of Kaine, because of Roland in some odd way, or maybe because he was just bored. Those were the only explanations she could come up with.