"A sacrifice, you mean." Ted hated making those. Still, her offer of opportunity piqued his interest. "My comrades...it feels as though I've lost them along with the job. It's not that I don't trust them, just that...we might not have shared the same vision. Meant the same things. I don't know." He straightened his posture.

"What did you have in mind?" This sounded something like the fateful next step he was looking for."Something to do with your school?"