" "Uh-huh," he said quietly." "Uh-huh," he said quietly. One thing I had learned about Aaden in recent years is that he had, or seemed to have, a fear of asphyxiation. He didn't like swimming, or space travel, or anything else that might suggest a lack of air. Niera led us around the corner and said, "From here, you can see the entire length of the hall. The swimming pool occupies this half, and down there is the dungeon. We opened the space up a little further, and called in the tileworkers to do the design work around the swimming pool. There was some debate as to whether or not to put a version of Terra's Sistine Chapel scene on the floor of the pool with you and Paul in it, Kennet." I scowled. "I'm glad you didn't." "I'm pleased that we made the correct decision, then." As we walked down the wide balcony, we passed Perian. "Aaden! Ken!" "Perian," Aaden said perfunctorily. |