The Misadventures of Ka-Ron the Knight (62 page)

Both Molly and Keeth were left alone.

Molly, uneasy, placed her hand upon the wizard's.

"Looking for a woman?" the redhead asked.

Keeth, in his shock, glared at Molly with wide, uncertain eyes. He was sure that her pain of loss was still rather deep. Then again, relatively speaking, both hers and En-Don's love was still quite young. Was it wrong for a woman to seek shelter so soon? It was not for him to judge, for we all handle loss at varying degrees of determination.

"I'm considering the possibilities, my love," the old man winked. "Considering all the wonderful possibilities."

The
Argo
continued boldly upon her course.

Along the way, she would encounter many more challenges, get involved in a few revolutions, claim great victory, and perform the ultimate sacrifice.

But that is ANOTHER story!

How time is measured by those in the
Nown
World:

Beat = one minute

Cycle = a hour

Sun = a day

Phase = a week

Luna = one month

Season = one year

Other measurements:

Stick = the length from one's elbow to forefinger. About one foot

Shell = about an inch