local time. The sun had come around the earth to meet them and the finely-hewn dawn erupted across the bow of the jet. They passed over a congested port surrounded by whitewashed houses that led off to a wildly choked stone metropolis already in full flurry and bustle.As they circled, Pace noticed that the Aegean Sea was at least three different colors: turquoise, a compelling deep-ice blue, and a burnished black. Faust put his hand against the window and Daedalus’s eyes welled.They landed fast and simply, taxiing for less than a minute before the jet came to an abrupt halt. The cockpit door opened. One of the flight crew opened the main cabin door and slid a small stairway out.As she exited, Pia smiled blandly and said, “The American consulate shall hear of the simply atrocious fashion you treat your passengers, boys. Expect U.S. sanctions. My father’s an ambassador and the President of our free United States won’t put up with this.”“Not even a goddamn ham on rye!” Hayden said.
