"So do I, father," he answered with a grateful smile, and he meant it. Once again the other priests words increased Gabriel's esteem for him. He truly was the opposite to Kemble, it seemed, actively going out, rather than expecting people to come to them. It was a style Gabriel favored too. And from the way he spoke it seemed as if he intended to work with Gabriel rather than hand out orders and pass all the unpleasant work to him. Working with a fellow priest whose heart was in the job might just be the thing he needed to find his own heart in it again.

"Where did you say you served before, father?" He did not remember ever meeting or hearing of his fellow priest before. He wondered what had inspired him to serve the way he did. He lifted his tea, managing not to spill this time, and drank slowly.