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for the door. Skii and Fadi were standing outside. If Skii was nervous, Fadi appeared stunned... by the frenetic pace of morning or by the athletics of last night, Nickolai couldn't tell. They quickly found their bikes and flew out of the barn where E'Lyn had stored them, reaching 300kph and maintaining that speed all the way to Rocchodain, through which Skii slowed down. Past the town, he again went full-bore until Carraraug. The entire trip took under ten minutes. Skii's voice over the intercom said "Five minutes to Rocchodain, four to the castle. That gives us... six minutes to spare."

"Where do you think he got that number?" Furry asked Nickolai.

"Probably giving us a spare minute or two."

They stopped at the hotel, where Skii and Fadi had a breif, friendly kiss before Fadi disappeared into the hotel. "Write me," Skii said as the doors closed behind him.

"They never do," he said to Nickolai and Furry. "Let's get going." With a quick turn, he sped out of Carraraug and they followed close behind, reaching the Castle vehicle bay with three minutes to spare. "Wonderful," he sighed. "Just made it."

As they walked down the hallway, Skii said, "I want to thank you guys for being here and being so helpful. I really like that little place in Tuilpalya, but I haven't been able to get there with a date for a long time, because Tuilpalya has no SDisk... have to get there by foot or vehicle, and by foot is kinda out of the question when I have to get there and back in one day."

"How was your... 'date'?" Furry asked.

"Wonderful," Skii sighed, his eyes glossing over slightly. "They usually are."

"He seemed a little out of it this morning," Nickolai commented.

"Well, we only got about seven hours of sleep last night."

"You two were at it for five hours?" Furry asked, incredulous.

"You know what happens... start fooling around and you lose all track of time. It happens all the time."

Furry glanced at Nickolai, who shrugged, looking a little embarassed.

They reached the lagoon and, having grown used to the effect, dove in as one for the underwater SDisk, appearing inside the Castle. Nickolai and Furry excused themselves and made for their bedroom and the shower.

As Nickolai soaped her back with his fingers, Furry sighed gently, but it wasn't completely one of pleasure. "What's wrong?" he asked.

"I don't know," she said, turning around. "I guess... I guess I'm aware that tomorrow you're going to be packing your bags and your memories, and watching Skii and Fadi, and his comment afterwards, makes

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