"Christ no. Last thing I need is to add smoking to my list of vices." She actually managed something like a laugh. "From Rose. You know, when people gave part of their life force for me."

She looked at him for a moment. "You did that." She took a deep breath. "I owe you one." She gave him a serious look. "If you swear to whatever you hold dear that you do not ever pull any stupid shit like this again ... you need this place, Dolemeck.

Start acting like it."