"Losing that is the worst feeling. I'm hoping you get it back, even if it might not be exactly the same." She'll elaborate on that atrocious month if he's interested. But for now, she'll answer the question.

"And his last warden was Shen Wei. He was demoted just after I arrived, so I never saw what they were like together. I hadn't even met either of them when they were still paired. You can touch base with Shen Wei, but I don't know that he'll have anything useful to say."

She purses her lips. "Most permanent pairings are good, but every once in awhile I question one. Red's previous warden was a mess, and he twisted Red up because he wasn't in any state to support someone here. I'm fond of Shen Wei; he was my brother in the last breach, and I've been fretting about him from a distance since Tim left. ...One of my boyfriends on the Barge was Shen Wei's inmate, and then the other was his warden. But Shen Wei and Fitz were probably like oil and water. I think your chances of getting through to him eventually are much higher."