Congratulations, Sadde, you're a millionaire. Not by sunset, admittedly, but close.

Why thank you! Much too kind.

Do they want to make her a multimillionaire some other time? She doesn't have a limit per se.

"In a week or two, maybe. I'll make introductions with some buddies who build ships for you tomorrow if you like, though."

"Tomorrow I'm going to Windvale to become a citizen. Day after?"

"Sure thing."

"Cool! Thank you, it was fun getting richer with you, seeya!"

"Likewise. Alright boys and girls, let's start loading the pallets!"

And off she flies to see her mate again.

He's staring boredly at homework in the library common room.

"Ooh, hi Sadde!"

"Hhheeelllooo beautiful, guess whose girlfriend is now a millionaire?"

Two other people studying at the table splutter, at the 'girlfriend' thing or at the money who knows. The third one says, "This is a library."

Terry just stands up and gives her a high five. "Hooray for magic!"

High five! ...no kissing because it is a library. "Might become a multimillionaire later. And tomorrow I'm going to Windvale to become an official citizen and perhaps talk to those folks."

He speaks more quietly now. "I might have to drop out after all. Pack up my stuff, build a workshop or three and get started on computer prerequisites. My parents will be apoleptic. Heh."

"Why, drop out?" she asks carefully.

"In the fine tradition of people who find something more interesting than learning the same intricacies of potionmaking five times in a row to make sure it sticks. If money's not a problem we can get started on computers, and better engines, and whatever else you have, that much faster."

"And you have no other attachments, here? Stuff you wanted to study that'd be easier here, friends...? I find myself knowing much too little about you and this should be fixed."

"Oh, sure, I have friends. I'm friends with some professors even. It's an option, is all I'm saying- And we should probably stop talking about this right here."

"Okay, sure, let's go, then."

He packs up. "Back to that golem lab, let's finish the memory thing - and then I want to build a golem that reacts to electricity, battery and switch, try to do a transistor. Could take a week, very optimistically, but it's exciting!"

"It's really exciting! And I could work on things during the night while you're asleep and catch you up when you wake up!"

"Then, let's get started. Run me?"

But of course.

How productive! Still kind of disorienting.

He chats idly between the work, "What's your family like? My folks are kind of standard and I've got one older brother - law school."

"—I don't. Have one."

.......

"Okay shutting up about family."