"All right," Castor said, stroking the head of sleepy fox. "Back soon," he promised the vulpine. Then he opened the cottage door to reveal the stars scattered across the night sky. The moon was far to the east. Chapter one, phase one, level one, Castor thought. What a wonderful night tonight would be. Even if by dawn they would be exhausted, he didn't mind. This was going to be a marathon that he would finish with her. And there was nothing, nothing at all that could stop him. He flexed his wings and looked at Mani, imagining her moon form.