She wasn't the only person to have put it that way. In fact, the host of this party had said the very same thing to him not a week ago. Taking advantage of the time given to you, looking forward instead of back, that really did seem to be the point of this place when all was said and done.

"That an order?" There was a very faint quality of playfulness in his voice, so little in fact if you didn't know him, you probably wouldn't notice it was there.