At one point, he felt a light tickling on his face and opened his eyes.At one point, he felt a light tickling on his face and opened his eyes. He saw her hand over him, her face smiling at his, as she sprinkled a handful of the tiny jasmine flowers over him. He could only return her smile, and closed his eyes again. More time passed. "Lady?" he said finally. "Mmm?" He hesitated. "Lady, Quartermaster only gives us a certain number of uniforms in a given period of time. I can't have another one des- troyed." She laughed at this. "Don't worry, you won't need your uniform, Doc- tor." She sat up. "That reminds me." She rose from the water. "I have something for you." Julian watched as her sinuous shining body moved to one of the trees lining the glade in which the spa was set. He saw her pick something up but could not make out what it was. When she returned, she bent down next to him and held the object out. Dark blue, soft, and shimmering, it lay in her hands. It was a col- lar. |