It seems Lioriley is fated to haul around oversized men. Nevertheless, Rezo is going to resist leaning on her as much as possible, which isn’t too difficult with the dizziness momentarily abated. (Though it nearly comes back when he shakes his head in response to her apology.)

Conversation may make this easier. “Why do you dislike using the transgates?” he asks.

He resists the urge to also ask her what exactly it is about his company that causes a bias in favor of it.