[Turo smiles and turns his hand over so that he can interlace his fingers with More's.]

I would like to try. I believe that I could be happy traveling with you as friends, but ever since we had that discussion, I have continued thinking about it. About - being closer. I think that must indicate something. And - it is another sort of exploration, is it not?

[Maybe that sounds cold. He hopes not. He remembers, in the abstract, the heights of passion - love and hatred - that Turo reached in his relationship with Sada, but he is not built that way. It's not what he wants either. He wants something calmer and gentler than that.]