"Dunno. Going out and seeing things, I guess. The continent was brill, but it's not Tadfield."

Brian had had to get out for a while, was glad his parents had taken him along. He knew, even if he didn't know he knew, that it was really better to get away to grow up a little. Because things had to change.

If he'd stayed around Adam, he wouldn't've changed at all. And that wouldn't have been good.

He was back now, though.