"We'll see you in the morning."

"See you both."

Then off to their separate beds.

The night's quiet.

Great.

Much as she hates herself for this, they need to be up and leaving by dawn or earlier. Try to keep the streak going.

Inej has no problem waking up early. 

Jesper isn't entirely happy - but yeah, he can do it.

Out of town before the military catches wise, then.

It looks like there's only one major road from here, and it runs straight to Os Alta - two hundred miles away. They'll be traveling a while.

Nothing's ever easy. At least it's definitively away from the Fold.

A good argument! 

(Getting back across will be... Difficult, unless they feel like taking the long way around.)

Maybe they'll have a shiny escort, if they play their cards well enough.

That would be pretty fun. 

"I've heard the Sun Summoner is the most beautiful woman in the world."

"I doubt that."

"We'll get ourselves lined up with her and have Jesper judge."

"But what if it turns out I'm the most beautiful woman in the entire world?"

Considering hum. "We might need a panel of judges then..."

"Or a broader range of candidates."

"Nah, I don't think so."

"So confident."

"I've seen a lot of the most beautiful women money can buy. We're more than a step above."

"I suppose you do have experience in the relevant domain."

"An expert on beauty."

"Just so."