I WOULD BE HOSPITABLE

IT took a couple of seconds before what his brother said completely registered in Reas' mind.  "Why would he be coming here for dinner?"

Seeing how Reas had completely forgotten about their earlier conversation, he smiled.  "Because I invited him," he answered in a good mood.

Reas felt even more ridiculous.  "Why would you invite him?"

"Because we're friends," Astrid easily answered.  "And this is also a way for me to thank him for inviting me to visit Polaris.  If not for that invitation, I probably wouldn't have met Sister Ellis.  I'm probably still fumbling about on where to find a good and trustworthy agent.  Which would probably take months, even years if I'm unlucky.  That simple invitation fast-forwarded a lot of things for me.  I can only express this heartfelt attitude by cooking him a home-cooked meal."