"Let me make one thing abundantly clear. I'll end this partnership as soon as possible. I don't care for you, and never will."
Those had been the first words Napoleon Solo had said to Illya Kuryakin upon leaving Mr Waverly's office, on their first day as partners.
Six years down the line, Illya recalled the words as he awoke in medical once again. Sitting on an uncomfortable plastic chair, feet up on the bed, Napoleon Solo lightly dozed. Drifting back to sleep himself, Illya smiled, knowing that the friend who had hated him was watching over while he was vulnerable.