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he fell and fell, and thought,See now, you have your wish and are you not sorry ?

He landed with a tooth-rattling thud and knew no more.

He awoke and found himself looking up into a glorious face, a smilingkumkoss- colored beauty with the
biggest, darkest eyes he had ever seen.

"Wellhiya ," she said. "Are you okay?"

"Yes," he replied, dazzled.

"Are you sure? That was quite a fall. From the sky, if you don't mind my pointing that out."

"I am well."

"Glad to hear it, bud! You think you can sit up?"

"No." It occurred to him that his head was pillowed on her soft sweet lap, and he had no urge to move.
Ever.

"Okay, take your time, get your wind back." She brushed his hair out of his eyes, her full bosom actually
blocking the sun for a moment. "Ihaveta say, you gave me quite a shock! Not to mention you almost
landed on me."

"I ask forgiveness."

"Don't worry about it," she said cheerfully. "I have quick reflexes. And it livened up what was looking to
be a dull morning.D'youwant something cool to drink?"
He could have thirsted on her, gazed upon her forever, but after watching his brother woo Lois, knew
better than to blurt out such a thing. Although it was the tradition to explain openly about feelings the
moment they were discovered, it tended to startleEarthers .

"I am fine." And he was. Her oval face was framed by wings of dark hair streaked with silver, and she
had a small nose and chin, and the proud cheekbones of a queen. Her voice was low, almost throaty,
and her fingers as she stroked his forehead were cool.

"I'm FredericaCallanbra , but you can call me Rica."

"I amShakar , Prince of the S—"

"TheSandLands , right?"

"How did you know that?" he asked, so startled he sat up.

She was kneeling beside him, and he saw she was wearing shortclamdiggers , only to her knees, a plain
sky-colored work shirt, and nothing on her feet, which were dirty. It was quite a bit cooler there than his
home, he noticed, and there were a great many trees, casting shade over them. He could smell domestic
animals and vegetation. Quite a bit of it, more than he had ever smelled in one place at once.

Never mind sky-colored shirt, he thought, glancing up.The sky here is a different color. How