Leoben had tried fishing but really all he managed to do was unearth the book Kara had been reading. It had been covered with sand and it was entirely unreadable so he just left it in the shallow water before returning to the shore ( Read more... )

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Leoben paused when they entered the cave. She hadn't changed her mind but she was surprised the human was just... She rubbed her face with her free hand and wondered how it was that she always meant to do something particularly cylonish --such as using a human for comfort-- and then ended up with something very humane --such as telling the truth ( Read more... )

He spent the night safely spooned up against Sharon and he woke up feeling better. Sharon had known Kara longer than he had and if she said the apology meant more than her taking pity on him, that was a relief. He gently kissed her cheek before hanging the robe back up in the bathroom and putting on some clothes. She needed more sleep than he did ( Read more... )

Leoben went back to wandering the next day as it rained, but with less desperation. Or a need to sink to his knees in front of ships and pray ( Read more... )