"Well, not exactly," Herc admitted. "We're from different places on the timeline, and apparently different realities, since I think I would remember shipping him off to boarding school in the middle of training. In retrospect it doesn't seem like the worst idea in the world." There were a few people in Alaska who probably would have thanked him. "But, y'know," Herc shrugged. "He's still my kid. Had to check you out. You understand."