The next morning the Count was up and ready by the time Neri came to pick him up in the carriage. Lor was already in the carriage and they were both dressed in vibrant and beautiful clothes. They were planning to run through the Herion Circle as it was called which was nearly 20 km run. Lor was eager to be with both of them since she missed the picnic party. He was pretty calm since honestly, he was running this thing more out of support for Lor than for himself, but she was keyed up. She started to go into their running strategy for the race, something they had gone over many times. He cut her off after about five minutes.
“Lor, it’s fine. You can do this in your sleep, you’re just nervous. You need to calm down and relax.”
She took a couple of deep breaths and then said, “You’re right,
