So much innuendo between them. He grins to himself and blinks away from her for just a moment. "I've never made dumpling soup," he explains. "But I've made other kinds. I'm not guaranteeing you'll like it, but you should."

"I can't talk about what Commander Victor's up to," he says, "mainly because I haven't been let in on details yet. But everything is working toward strengthening the forces."