"Nope," Keith responded. "It'll be kind of nice to have some company." He might be a loner, but being alone was a whole different level. He'd done that for almost a year. If he hadn't had the search for the Blue Lion's energy pushing him forward, he might not have made it through that.

Still, though, being a loner, he wasn't much of a conversationalist. Here was hoping Lyle had the Irish gift of gab.