Caleb nods having learned this wisdom well over the years. His friends are all living their own lives now but as long as he can write them and send them presents they are never far away.

Other than Essek of course. Caleb cannot contact him as much as he would wish and that hurts deeply. Essek is his heart and being without him with feelings unspoken makes the hurt worse.

"A very wise bit of advice," he agrees, "but sometimes holding them in your heart is nor enough."