She also realized that if she made too many detours like that, it was possible that she wouldn't get to Southern before their crystal sun began to shi...ne, shutting down all transport to the great ship for the next two months, at least. Somehow, it didn't seem to be as important to get back as it had been.'Perhaps the journey itself is what's important, ' Béla thought to herself, then smiled as she remembered how many old earth philosophers had said exactly that.She went to sleep in the sunlight,. How many timeshad I watched her at dances, too cowardly to ask her."Hi," I managed. I prayed she didn't notice my quivering lip.She moved to sit next to me and I scooted down the pew to make room."How have you been?" she asked."Okay. Kinda boring not having to go to school." That sounded lame."Yeah, it takes some time to get a rhythm for your days." Megan crossedher thighs, causing the hem of her skirt to rise, exposing her knee. Shewas wearing beige hose and I could hear the sound of her hose. ”“My good fortune is coming in very handy so far, paying for this private room,” I said sarcastically. “I don’t know why I’m thinking about it, but what was the name of damn island we stayed on in the Caribbean last month?”“You mean Sunrise Cay?” Doc grinned. “I had go look it up myself. That was quite a weekend, that was. Of course, it contributed to your heart attack.”“Of course,” I agreed.Once he left on his rounds, I quickly called Stacy, who was doing a bang-up job, with Althea, of pinning. We’re still in discussions with Xigios to get him to loan some of his people for when we get back to Earth, so it’s possible that most, if not all of them will be protecting you for the next six-plus months.”“In front of you are groups Alpha, Beta and Charlie, and your sisters are being assigned groups Delta, Echo and Foxtrot. In each group are forty Watchdogs, as we’re temporarily calling ourselves, with a flight crew of five, gun crew of five and security force of thirty. When you need to go.