diversion for her. A harmless flirtation without true emotional involvement. Only a complete fool would see it otherwise.
Earle knew himself for a fool.
She lifted him out of the pocket and brought him past the truly awesome valley between her breasts and on up to her face. She touched her lips to his head, then set him down. Was she deliberately playing with his feelings, as she had with his image? She was after all an sss; they were notorious for their callousness toward peons. Yet his magic indicated that she remained friendly. He wanted to trust that magic.
They ate their morning meals, then made ready to travel. Kara made the water porous and breathable, and walked down under the sea to the nether crevice of the East Valley. But here she paused, and an image appeared.
It showed a
