"Now that I know the cannon is stable and the method to extract the gas is safe, I feel confident. Perhaps I shouldn't look at as a setback but rather another step in the right direction." He returned the smile with a slight lean forward.

"With everything that has transpired here, I think relocating is the better option. As much as I like stability, I'm not fond of setting root in shifting soil." His smile showed some comfort that Blaine understood what he was feeling at this moment.

Still, there was something that lingered in the back of his mind. If so much uncertainty lay waiting to destroy what they were trying to accomplish, Lee had to ask.

"Do you ever think about home?" Silver eyes locked onto the blonde's strong features of his face; studying him in anticipation to his response.