Rak, or rather the Raziel that was lying back against her, gazed at Tomas in confusion. “He means Derik.” Anna said, almost painfully. The Raziel glanced up at her and after a moment nodded, like he'd figured something out.
Butonthecampaign trailhewasalmostpainfully shy, with the quirky, inward manner of someone who'd spent most of his lifealone in front of a computerscreen.
In the wake of the corporate scandals of the past year, the idea that trustworthiness and business success go hand in hand now appears almostpainfully naive.