He momentarily stopped munching. “That it is, Paul. That it is. And the breakfast is delightful around here.”
As was the room service. Still, once I came, and once he came, and once we heard Yuri and Luke come, because they weren’t all that far away, and the tents were anything but soundproof, we packed our meager belongings and found our camels. Seemed they liked us and stayed through the night. Seemed they like being fed and followed us as if they were little puppies, huge though they were.
Genie helped us get on the beasts. Without magic, it was decidedly more difficult. “Good morning, Brenda,” I said to mine with a pat on her hump.
“That’s a boy camel,” said Yuri as he pulled up to the side of me.
I shrugged. “Good morning, Brenda,” I said to mine with a pat on his hump. Then I loo
