“In this I am alone,” Denn sighed to his old friend. “That I know what I know, and yet I cannot truly describe to you what I know, and I cannot truly know what you describe. All we can do is proceed into this thing together, knowing that no matter what else happens, as we go, that ultimately, we are also alone even in what we share.”
Fin sighed in his turn.
“I know Denn,” and Fin paused a moment before continuing, “but maybe that is enough, ya know. Or maybe… maybe it is enough for us.”
Denn stared off into space awhile but then he smiled warmly and clapped his old friend on the shoulder and turned to look at him.
“In this together then,” Denn replied to Fin, already starting to feel better and more hopeful about what was to come. “Alone, and yet together. Live, or die my friend.”
Fin too smiled, perhaps a little less enthusiastically, but smile he did.
“If it’s all the same to you Denn,” Fin said matter of factly, “I’d rather we all lived.”
Denn smiled again and then laughed out loud. He slapped Fin on the knee like they were both young boys and then he stood up enthusiastically and offered his hand. Pulling Fin easily to his feet Denn nodded curtly and said,
“How ‘bout we work at that then?”
Fin nodded back at Denn.
“Yeah, how ‘bout we…”
From The Adventures of Denn Templemann, The Man Who Went Alone Together
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