46 Allies Kyle almost hummed as he walked back into the Complex of the Fourth, crossing to their private living areas. Instead of going to his own suite, he turned and walked into Alex’s. He grinned at Joshua who stared at him, and raised his fingers to his lips. Alex’s servant grinned back at him and shook his head. Kyle reached his bedroom door and opened it, quietly easing himself inside the still dark room. Looking over to Alex’s bed he saw, as he’d guessed, that his friend was alone, thankfully; he would have had to beat a rather hasty retreat if he’d had company. Grinning impudently, Kyle ran across the intervening distance, the soft rugs muffling his progress across the room, and leapt onto the bed. He laughed as Alex snapped awake and he found himself flipped onto his back with

