"No more stones in your pockets again, eh? Look, you gotta be happy for him, he's a smart guy. He's pushing it a bit with his age and he has the cash - why not retire? This city is a dump. If you can leave, you probably should." Not that Roman ever would but he could take a step back and thing that yeah, this place was awful and retiring elsewhere did seem delightful.

"You couldn't have kept him going, he lost the drive." He held up his hands, not wanting to be misunderstood by what he was saying. "This isn't me calling him weak, Zsaszy, I'd never do that. He's not soft or weak, he's just not that into it."

Sad but true. "He just didn't want to fight for something he didn't want. It wasn't worth your life for something lesser."