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and float, but she was a little put off by the thought of being on display. Sighing at the realization that he had already seen it all, she rolled to her back and let the sun warm her while the water supported her weight.
    Every now and then, she felt Kyron swimming under her, but she paddled slowly around the pond using only her hands. After she had had enough sun, she pulled herself onto one of the flat rocks of the grotto and rested her head on her knees while Kyron continue to frolic like a giant otter.
    Eventually, he tired and he came to sit next to her. “If I had a place like this in my mind, I would never leave it.”
    She snorted. “This meadow only shows up when I am worried.”
    “Why are you worried, Sno?”
    “Oh, I don’t know. Perhaps it is because I have contracted a plague that has no record of passing the Edinar barrier. We don’t even know if the cure will work on me.”
    He reached out and took her hand, bringing it to his lips. “I will be with you every step of the way, just as you were for me. We will get through this.”
    “Well, one of us will. I am glad that you are strong enough for this.” She squeezed the hand that still had control of hers.
    “As am I. When they asked me if I knew your name, I was a little surprised. I pressed them and they informed me of your state.”
    “How did you press them?”
    “I opened their minds and pulled out what I needed to know. They are fine. I swear.” He held up his hands in reaction to her expression.
    She huffed. “That was just rude, Kyron.”
    “Time was an issue and they did not want me to join you.”
    Sno stared at him with wide eyes. “You bullied your way into position as my monitor?”
    “Of course. No one else is going to be inside you while I live.”
    The double entendre made her blush. “Um, thank you?”
    He laughed and slipped back into the water. “Swim with me?”
    She sighed at his earnest expression and slipped into the water with him. They swam together until her limbs were tired, and she yawned enough to splutter when water rushed into her open mouth.
    “That is my cue to end this interlude.” She swam to the shore and stood up when it was shallow enough to do so.
    She stepped onto the grass and spread out her skirt, waiting in full light for the sun to dry her skin.
    Kyron joined her, far more interested in her nudity now than he had been previously.
    He stepped slowly toward her and took her in his arms. She shivered as he kissed her and held tight to his broad shoulders.
    Kyron lifted her and carried her to a bed covered in white flowing sheets that appeared in the meadow. Sno blushed. It was her instinct that drove the appearance of that inviting structure.
    Body to body, mind to mind, they joined over and over, rolling across the bed and back again with intense concentration.
    At the end of their frenzy, Sno lay on top of him, catching her breath and slowly letting her senses reset. “I would appreciate if you would leave this out of the monitor report.”
    He chuckled and stroked her back with one huge hand. “As far as I know, no one can clearly remember what happens between monitor and patient. How could we be different?”
    She propped her chin on her fist. “You know very well that we are not like the others. I can feel it when you touch me that this is not what I was trained to expect.”
    “I am very glad that you decided to skip convention and join me. It was definitely a welcome moment.”
    “Even though I ran through the snow and nearly froze to death?”
    “It gave me a fine appreciation for the delicate silk of your skin.” He ran his hand along her spine once again.
    “Well, how much time do we have left?”
    He closed his eyes for a moment and opened them. “You are healing quickly, but two months seems to be an estimate for your recuperation.”
    Sno grinned and shifted to straddle him. “Good. Now, I believe I need some more appreciation.”
    “As long as you don’t expect my body to