"Better dress fast," he said."Better dress fast," he said. "I've got to get moving. And Nickolai would know that, too." She stood up in front of him and smiled. "If the AIs have anything to say about it. I think I'm going to miss you," she said. He reached up and touched her belly softly, stroking downwards until his hand passed over her furred mound. "I'll miss you too." "You mean it?" "I mean it." He stood up slowly and pulled her close. "Now come on, let's go." She nodded. A sound from outside distracted both of them, followed by a loud honk. "Come on!" Nickolai's voice rose from downstairs. "We've got less than an hour until the gangs are pulled!" "See?" Garth said. Kiza let him go and dressed quickly, tossing on a dress and a comfortable pair of slippers. They both ran down the stairs where Nickolai and Furry waited for them. "I got us a vehicle so you didn't have to muck about with the horses," Furry said. "It's not very quiet, but it's fast. Skii's driving." "Great," Garth said. With a fatalistic air he said, "Let's go meet our doom." "He got us here in one piece," Nickolai pointed out. "That's half the battle." Garth grinned. "Come on." They tossed his bags into the rearmost compartment. The six-fan hovercraft had six seats as well, in three rows of two. |