She handed me a fresh uniform. "I think you've gotten all the use you're going to get from your Nightingale armor." I looked down at my tattered outfit and chuckled. "I'd kind of forgotten about that." I went into a restroom and threw on the new clothing. It felt good to be back in fresh armor again. I found Flava sitting in a chair. "Are you ready?" She nodded and stood. We walked in silence toward the doors leading into the way station. The Darkling seemed absorbed in her own thoughts, so I didn't bother her with all the grateful hugs I wanted to give her. "Are you feeling okay?" I asked. "I am just very tired." She kept her eyes on the ground. "I would like to meet the woman who has captured your heart once she awakens." I smiled. "She'll want to meet the sera who saved her life." I felt proud of myself for not referring to her as a woman, though being back in Eden made it harder to keep the differences between races straight. The Darkling troops were nowhere to be seen when we arrived back at the way station.
