[ It's rare that he gets told the same things that he tells others, but he supposes it was bound to come back to him anyway. ]

Thank you. [ Lucian raises his own teacup in response. ]I often forget that pushing oneself is not conducive to work. I used to be able to run a field unit. Old thought processes die hard.

[ He retired for a reason, and that was to focus on taking care of a small numer of people. ]