Still Flying - Part V

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The journey to Bellephron proved to be monotonous indeed, after the thrilling action of Unification Day that had been spent with Monty. It had been wonderful to see him again, to see her old almost-but-not-quite crew again. She’d felt so welcome, when she’d first met Monty and started traveling with him and it was certainly a different feeling for Lilah to be on a ship where she’d been considered a threat at best, at first.

Still, she loved her job and she was growing to love Serenity, just the way that River had said she needed to. There was something about the ship, about the crew that made Lilah feel as though she’d wondered into a cozy home that was always meant to house her. She briefly wondered if Leaf had perhaps felt the same way. She thought of Zoe and smiled. Leaf had certainly found his warrior woman, along with a ship and family to call his own.

“May I join you?”

Lilah looked behind her to see Zoe standing in the doorway.

“By all means.”

“Is everything going okay?” Zoe asked.

“Everything is shiny, as far as I know.” Lilah answered. “How about you? Are you okay?”

“I’m…I’m better. I don’t blame you, you know. It was just…it was a real shock, finding that out.” Zoe said. “But I’m doing better with it. He must have had his reasons, even if I don’t know what they were.”

“He was a good man.” Lilah said quietly.

“The best.” Zoe agreed. “I was…I was wondering if I could look at your album of captures? I just want to see him, how he was, before…”

“You promise not to destroy them?” Lilah asked.

Zoe eyed down Lilah, who raised an eyebrow in response. Finally Zoe sighed and nodded.

“I promise. I’ll take good care of them.”

“Well then, I’ll go and get them for you.” Before Zoe co