Now it's Ken's turn to blush, self-conscious but pleased. He's learned this isn't all that matters, but he still....he can't deny he likes feeling his accomplishments have worth.

"I wish there was more we could leave behind...." he muses, now that he's thinking about this. "There has to be some way our time here can assist. Even once we're gone."

People who swoop in and then don't clean up the mess haven't actually helped! It's the recovery that's every bit as important!