"You...could definitely say that," he admitted, idly curling his fingers around the grass.

"I guess coming here, finding out what's going on, looking around with out a clue, it's just...kind of like going back to square one. That's really starting to sting. I messed up big-time on a few runs lately, and it's sinking in just how much I don't know, that I really can't afford another big screw-up."

He exhaled. "You ever just feel lost?"