Adam's frank answer struck Billy hard. That level of loyalty stunned him because he'd never thought about it before. To risk everything, just because you earnestly believe your friend is in there and trying to escape...it took courage.

Billy swallowed hard, squeezing his voice around a suspicious lump in his throat to speak. "I don't know what I ever did to deserve you," he admitted softly.

Then, he finally noticed the attire. "Where did you find that uniform?"