Joe looked up thoughtfully.
"I have been thinking about what you said a while back. And, beside the fact that it proves you can be a decent human being, in spite of all your protestations to the contrary, I can see some of what you mean. But, Duncan has lost so much in the last few years! Darius, Tessa, Fitz, to mention just a few! Where does that leave him now?"
Methos leaned languidly, and considered his beer. "It leaves him pulling what remains of his family as close as he can. He may not say very much, or let us in on what's bothering him, but when was the last time he was not in here for more than two days in a row. He is making sure we are here."
"OK. So he is keeping us nearby, what about Amanda, she has disappeared for parts unknown? Hasn't she?"
"Well Amanda never was very good at staying in one place."
"And you think that is part of the problem?"
"Amanda has her own issues to work through. After all you don't get to be a few centuries old, without picking up a few issues along the way."