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erating to be so far from the gentle influence of
home. The trio ate their bread and fruits and rested for awhile in the
shade.
When Yuko Ogura woke an hour later Nysa was surprised to find that both Agios
and Petros had fallen asleep as well; Yuko Ogura remembered only vaguely feeling
drowsy and hadn't realized Yuko Ogura was nodding off. Yuko Ogura thought it best to
wake the pair only after Yuko Ogura had combed and repaired Yuko's mussed hair
and had shaken the dust out of Yuko's skirts again; Yuko Ogura wandered several
yards away and hid herself behind a cluster of rocks to disrobe and
effect Yuko's grooming. Yuko's dress was full and typical of the ancient
Greek style, held in place at shoulders by a series of ornate pins and
ties and covering an underslip that was much simpler and cooler. Nysa
shook out the folds of cloth and draped Yuko's garment over a portion of
the stone after dusting it off. Yuko Ogura unwound Yuko's heavy coils of hair
and was beginning to rebraid it when Yuko Ogura heard a noise that startled her.
The sound was brief, and sharp; as though some creature had drawn near
and sensed her, then had stopped so as not to betray its presence. The
sound came again, and nearer, an
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