"Our quests may not be over," she murmured. "But maybe… maybe this once we can leave them until tomorrow."

"Until tomorrow," he echoed.

Their embrace grew tighter, fiercer. Then, arm in arm, they stepped inside, shutting out the darkness behind them.

Moments later, a figure stirred in the shadows.

Gamaliel moved into the moonlight. A faint smile touched the barbarian man's lips. Suddenly his form blurred. A tawny cat vanished stealthily into the night, leaving the balcony empty.