Ajax rises with them, offers his forearm to clasp to Skellig again. "I look forward to speaking with both of you again."

"Likewise," Kreyu agrees. Ajax isn't FRIGHTENED, as they leave him, more a man preparing to face a great deal of unpleasantness.

Kreyu leads Skellig up to their room, opens the door. The suite is lavish, if not as lovely as 'their' room at the House of the Blue Lotuses. The artwork on the walls is also far more sexual in nature.

She locks the door behind them, takes Skellig into her arms. "You did so very well, my heart."