(Thanks. It's good to be back, even if it is just for a short while.)
Ace smiled over at Alex. "This has been great," he said, "but I think it's best we get back."
Annika sat in the midst of a clearing, her dark eyes closed. Elizabeth's cat Cairo was curled up next to her.
(I'm getting rid of Elizabeth. Cairo is now Annika's cat.)
Lucius wandered through the trees, flitting from shadow to shadow. He had become more withdrawn than ever.






