"Don't exhaust yourself," Kirk said, coming up to Korrin when she had finished a particular bit of energizing. He held out a cloth wrapped around bits of bread and meat and cheese to her. It was simple fare, but it kept well, and traveled better. It was about as luxurious as one could get around here without spending half a year's savings, it seemed.

"I certainly can't drag you back to the ships if you collapse," he said, trying for levity with a little crook of a smile.