always thought that was a funny phrase,” Jaguar noted.
Regina folded her hands together and regarded Jaguar thoughtfully. “There were other precautions I wanted to take. I wanted a guard or a laser fence for your interviews with Francis, but you wouldn’t have them at your initial interview, so that was voted down. Especially since you said he didn’t kill Diane.”
“Hoist by my own petard?” Jaguar asked.
“If there’s ever any hoisting around you, that’s usually what does it,” Regina noted dryly.
“Yeah. And I’m guessing Susan was also loud about it.”
Regina shrugged.
“You couldn’t fight that? And here I thought you could do just about anything.”
“Jaguar. That’s silly.”
“No,” she said. “I really did. Especially when I first came here and saw how much you did get done.”
Regina smiled, obviously flattered, but she was not an arrogant women. She brushed it away with a wave of her hand. “The moment of disillusionment comes to all students. All good students, that is. I’m glad our friendship could survive it. Someone will send your schedule of meetings by morning, but I’ll stop by and bring you to dinner tomorrow night. We’ll eat in the common lounge and I’ll introduce you around.”
“As long as I’m not the first course,” she said.
“Audiences don’t eat their entertainers. You provide a little thrill of adventure. Much needed on these sky islands.”
“I suppose,” Jaguar said. “Though I could do with less adventure and more dancing.”
“Well, on Saturday nights, in the Terra Lounge, we have that, too.”
Regina left Jaguar unpacking her bags and wondering who would ever dance with her here.
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