[There were an awful lot of things that he wanted, the least difficult of which was bathing on hot sand and the most difficult so far was getting access to Barnes. He was incomplete and unable to be close enough to Steve without that, but neither of them seemed pressed for time on either endeavor.

He carefully considered Steve for another long moment. The other boy intrigued him and drew parts of himself out that no one ever had before. He liked being beyond the waves with Steve, because of Steve and to be with Steve. He admitted to caring and wanting to protect the other boy in his own way, even if that generally involved trinkets and food. Steve handled fighting just fine without him.

However, he had a loyalty and dedication that had never been appreciated before.]

I will dedicate myself to you under one condition. [He gave Steve a fierce look.] You show me my namesake. Just the ground he is locked in. I need to see his resting place.