"Well, on the bright side...you've earned this more than that other you would have."

She'll put it that way for now. They haven't quite, all-the-way talked about what happened yet, or what may yet lie in Cassie's future. She doesn't want to think about having to witness the battle that brought her mother to the train in such rough shape. Especially not now.

Best to move onto a different subject.

"Speaking of work, Glorfindel was around earlier. He's talking about forming something like a train quartermaster and ordinance officer corps. I told him I was interested. Think you might be?"