Uxal moved them through the sparsely populated streets with ease.“Will we run into your friends, Leo?”Leo shook her head. “No. No one fashionable is around at this time of day.”Dev grinned. “Good. We will get in, find enough clothing for the coming two weeks and get out. I am sure that once you leave this world, you will have no trouble finding places to shop.”Leo chuckled delicately. “You have a point. Fine. Lawkis shopping centre and then home. I will find what I need there.”Six hours, nine outfits, countless sets of underwear and shoes later, Dev was shocked at the energy for shopping that Leo was still exhibiting.“I need one formal dress for the ratification, and then, we can go.”Dev was relieved, and she winced at the poor driver who made endless rounds from the shops to the skimmer. She watched the growing crowds, and while a few folks seemed to recognize Leo, no faces appeared again and again.The tech shop showed the burnt-out hole of Leo’s room over and over again as the news reported it.Dev noted the folk who were looking at the husk and then back to Leo as they walked to the dress shop.
