Chapter 20

Tonight was just taking it to a whole new level.

We rose higher and higher, probably not as

high as a helicopter might go, but higher than any high-rise

apartment or amusement park ride. Although I saw lights in the

distance, I knew that we were far from any city or town because the

lights were scattered, and there was no accumulation of lights in

the distance. Occasionally, we flew over what a small grouping of

lights. I surmised that these must have been farm houses or other

rural homes. In several directions I could make out what I believed

to be mountains. I was a little cold, but the robe was actually

thicker than I realized, and staring at the stars seemed to keep my

mind off of my body temperature. He said nothing as we flew, and I

wondered if he could read my thoughts, the way that he projected

his own into mine.

After what seemed like the better part of an

hour, I noticed that we were getting close to a mountain range. We