Swamp Dragon quickly sat down, and his hands recovered.
He didn't say anything for a while.
"Do you have any idea how close you were to dying?" he asked with a sigh.
"I can imagine," Kyle said as some of his chipper attitude returned.
Yet, deep inside, he still felt grateful.
He had risked his life for his teammates many times, and his teammates had repaid him again and again.
Kyle remembered his old teammates.
Horatio, Tracy, Falk, Bormine, Lily, Selene, Michael…
They had also risked their lives for Kyle. Some of them had even given their lives for him.
Sadly, deep inside, Kyle had known…
None except for Selene would have been able to keep up with him.
They were only temporary teammates.
With time, Kyle would outgrow them.
And then, he had even outgrown Selene.
Temporary relationships.
What relationships in Kyle's life had been permanent?
None.
On Earth, people came and went.
