[He glanced away, as if embarrassed by the offhand compliment, and quickly shook his head.]

Well, it was nothing special. Anything is better than a set of traditions that are so old that they no longer make sense in the world-- and Union looks like the place to be. Everything's changing, and this place is at the center of it....

I think there might be plenty of others coming here from Sanctuary in the future. There's got to be others in similar positions.