"Yeah, oh you're ancient. How're you holding up, Grandma?" he teased her, just a little. Teasing felt right.

"Well, they thought so," Jack said with a shake of his shoulders. "But then everywhere thinks their customs are right, don't they? Never met a king or a prince or a head of state who honestly thought he was doing the right thing. I mean come on, you're in politics, you know how these people get."