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the instruction that she needs if Equilar agrees.”
    Turnari grimaced. “She will agree; she just doesn’t know it yet. Amly’s talent will make her a master spy and she will need all the preparation she can get.”
    Keezik grinned, “As long as she gets the sleep she needs, I don’t think she will have a problem with the learning.”
    “I hope not. We are counting on her to be willing to help her own people.”
    “She will be. She has been working toward that end this entire time. She needs this as much as we do.”
    “Are you ready for your part in this?”
    Keezik nodded with a grin, “It is a part I was born to play.”
    Turnari scowled. “How is it that you make it look so easy?”
    “What?”
    “Finding your mate. You two vibrate in sync like an old married couple. I have no idea how that happens.”
    Keezik gave him a considering look. “First, you have to find out what she needs, then you have to find a way to give it to her. She will respond in kind.”
    “I would have to get to her first.”
    “If she is meant for you, it doesn’t matter when you meet. You will both know it is right. Ask Commander if he can pin down when you will meet your match. It worked wonders for me. I knew where I had to be and what I had to do.”
    Turnari gathered the remains of his meal, and he grimaced. “I don’t know if I am ready to do that.”
    “Then don’t feel jealous when we find our mates. We put a lot of work into being where we need to be. I was almost captured a dozen times when they spotted me by my psychic imprint. I managed to keep out of trouble and be there for Amly when she needed an escape. I earned my chance at love.”
    “You are confident she will turn to you eventually?”
    “Confident, no. Hopeful, yes. I know that I have a chance, the best chance I could have.” Keezik shrugged. “I will keep myself in her thoughts and hope that she reciprocates when the time comes.”
    Turnari headed back to his office and Keezik hit the gym. He had a lot of tension to work off before he could sleep. Knowing that he was in the same building as the woman who would be his best chance at love was enough to send him to the weights and the fight simulator. In the morning, he would have to hold back his tension and work on self-control all over again.
     
    * * * *
     
    Amly brushed her hair and changed the Masuo into a day dress, just for fun. She skipped down the stairway and got herself some breakfast while humming happily in her mind. It was relaxing to have this moment where nothing had to be done. Where she could simply exist happily and pretend that she was normal.
    When Walking Shadow came to her side and sat down, normal went out the window.
    “Good morning, Walking Shadow.”
    “We are not on duty, Amly. Call me Keezik.”
    “Keezik then.” She watched as he closed his eyes and shuddered.
    She finished her meal and thanked the woman who came to get her tray.
    “Do you know what is on my agenda today?”
    “Equilar is your first appointment of the day, but we have a few hours before that appointment. I would like to offer you a tour so that you know which facilities you can access with impunity.”
    “That sounds like fun.” She smiled brightly, recharged for the day.
    “Ready when you are.”
    She got to her feet and took the arm he offered her. They walked out slowly, and she enjoyed the strange sandal arrangement that the Masuo had worked out.
    “So, you are wearing a dress today?”
    “I rarely get the chance to wear something feminine. If I have to hide from tracking, I need to be able to shift and wear a different jacket or shirt. I am just lucky they never track me by the shoes or I would be doomed before I found one of my stashes.”
    “Stashes?”
    “Sure. I kept a series of clothing in different places around the city’s underground. I would go into a different men’s or ladies’ room in the tunnels and change clothing, emerging wearing the features of one of the other