The light lasted for only the briefest moment, its life span hardly more than that of a flash bulb. Everyone heard Harry's voice come from the front o... the line."Let's count off before we head out. One."The teens in turn each stated their assigned number ending with Luna's cheerful "thirteen!" trailing faintly down the passageway. Luna had asked to be assigned the number, explaining to everyone that it was unlucky only if assigned by chance; if chosen voluntarily, it was the harbinger of the. “because you’ve been too busy with Loni,” she smirks. “What is so special about that girl anyway?”“Well...”“We can do all those things and more,” Nayzu quickly interrupts. “We’ll have eternity to explore and experiment. We’ll have each other and a world so much better than this one.”Liam’s eyes glaze over as he thinks about all the possibilities. At the same time, he wonders what life would be like with him not here. What would Rebecca do? What would his parents do? What about his relationship. . !!"I did my best to smile sweetly as I dug in my pocket, trying my best not to give away my acute lack of funds. "First I need to buy the pad, this one please." I returned the others to their places, holding out a much folded and slightly torn twenty pound note.Chris took the note, but made no move to ring up the sale, she just stood there, eyes focused on me, waiting, challenging.Flipping the pad open I stepped back, taking my satchel with me as I sat down, the pad balanced on my thigh.. ”She smiled as she crossed to me, “My grandfather sent me sir.”I looked up and she stopped, “He wishes me to learn advanced hand fighting from you.”She blushed, “He also said your spouse’s dragon is almost ready to hatch her eggs and I was hoping one might like me.”I glanced across the room at Cynthia on her stand, “Highness we do not always know who they will pick. The baby makes the choice and sometimes we are surprised.”She laughed, “And Crystal was a good example.”I nodded and she smiled,.