บท 869: Booties

George didn't utter a single word during Khan's story. He limited himself to staring at him, occasionally sipping from his glass. Unlike Lieutenant Dyester, George had shared battlefields with Khan, and very little of that absurd tale came as a surprise. When George thought about it, it actually explained many things.

"And that's basically it," Khan announced once his tale ended. "I didn't want to keep you in the dark. I thought about telling you many times, but, well."

Khan was being honest. George had been with Khan during some of his most awful periods, but he had never felt that the timing was right. They both also always had other problems to handle, and adding unfixable issues on top of them didn't feel right. However, Khan knew the full story now.