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weave rug out from under them。 No； I think I'd like to stay here。〃
〃Okay；〃 I said； catching Ixil's eye and getting to my feet。 〃I'll go give Sir Arthur a call； and we'll see what we can work out。 I'll let you know what he says。〃 Nodding to Cameron and Tera； I headed across the room； leaving Ixil to the task of prying his ferrets away from their impromptu snack。
There in the archway； though； I paused and looked back。 Nicabar was deep in quiet conversation with the Camerons； but as he leaned across the table it seemed to me that his eyes were lingering more on Tera than they were on her father； an attention that seemed to be reasonably mutual。 And it occurred to me that after all the time the two of them had spent aboard the Icarus； surrounded by loathsome smugglers and potential murderers； having only each other to trust； they might have bee a bit more than just shipmates。 It would be interesting to drop back by the project in； say； six months and see if Cameron was now working under the protection of a future son…in…law。
Ixil was ing toward me now； Pix and Pax still munching away as they rode his shoulders。 I made a mental note to offer him a small wager。
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