[ the compliment has him duck his head, humble, but he's smiling a little to himself with it, too. ]

Thank you - you're too kind. [ to tell stories has always been a dream of his after all, and it's nice, to share something that means so much to him with others, with an engaged audience. he gently rests a hand on the book still in his lap, and looks up at the sky overhead. ]

And...yes, you're right. It does. [ every act of resistance, no matter how valiant, no matter how small. ] I've kept that phrase with me often - the only thing we fear is indifference and numbness. I wish that I had half the courage the miners did.