Elias took the hand. It was calloused and strong, pulling him up effortlessly. "I don't want to sit around," Elias said, testing his weight on his good leg. "I want to finish the job."

Harlan stared at him for a long moment. The dynamic in the air shifted. It was a subtle thing, invisible to anyone watching from the outside, but palpable to them. The foreman wasn't looking at a summer hire anymore. He wasn't looking at a child playing dress-up in work boots.

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