"I think he might actually get along with her, once he gets over the initial shock," Miles says cheerfully. "She's really very delightful. Leans toward the eclectic, but she's got a killer sense of humor."

The others, though... Miles shakes his head and rubs at his neck. "I wouldn't get too attached to that notion. Trust me, you don't want most of that ship with the Dendarii. Like I said -- a lot of people got murdered on that ship. When when I said 'murderous ten-year-old', I wasn't exaggerating. And Elizabeth and J..." He shakes his head again, biting down on his lower lip. He doesn't look as cheered as he does guilty, now.

"I don't want J anywhere near that kind of thing. I just want to get her here, set her up somewhere on Beta Colony where she can have an actual life. She doesn't want to go back home, and hell if I want her to, either. She's...a troubled girl. She deserves something better."