Five things Ned Coates never told either the Keel he knew before or the one that came afterwards.

1. Keel was the father he'd always wanted.
2. Keel was the lover he'd never had.
3. Coates knew revolutions didn't last, but a man had to fight for something and laws not worth obeying weren't worth dying for either.
4. When it came to eccentricity versus stability, Coates would pick stability every time. You needed to have your feet on the ground to build castles in the air.
5. "I'm sorry."