Kaya looked over at Billy, and gently prodded him with her mind. He and I are moving slowly Billy. You don't need to worry. Nokosi would never try to push me into something I'm not ready for. I learned a lot from watching you and Ronnae, after all.


She brought Nokosi over just so she could lean on him and Ellistree. Somehow, the dynamic between the two of them was so warm and friendly, it made Kaya want to be closer to them.It was hard to put into words, but she felt if Ellistree were here, they'd be good girlfriends, able to confide and fight and laugh with each other. It would serve Kaya well too: she'd lost most of her good girlfriends to podding.

"What do you want to learn?" Kaya asked.