"What's got you so happy?" Duke's deep, masculine voice resonated behind Kisha, making her instinctively turn around. As always, he had a way of sneaking up on her, rendering her heightened senses useless.
"Is everyone gathered?" Kisha asked instead, skillfully dodging his question. She knew he'd find out soon enough, so there was no need to explain.
"Yeah, we're all ready to leave for City A," Duke confirmed, unfazed by her evasion. "Should we go now?"
Kisha met his gaze, then stood up from the flower field, dusting off her pants—though there was nothing to dust. With a nod, she turned and opened a portal. As she stepped out of the territory space, Duke followed closely behind, moving like her ever-present shadow.