45 Interlude (37a)

"Kat?"

Katrin jumped when he called her and spun around, face red, for some reason. "Colin!"

"Um… about what you said earlier…" Colin said, "About joining the Justice Knights and all…"

"Yes…?" Katrin blinked, looking a bit sidetracked.

"I think I'll join up after all." Colin said. "I spoke to my Dad about it. He says to experience as much as I want, or as much as I can. I've got a long way to go, a lot of things I want to do and try, and I have a lot to learn, but… I'll give it a try."

"Oh. That's great." Katrin said, blinking. "Uh… um… you…"

"Call Satrox?" Colin suggested.

"Yeah! Yeah, that would be… good." Katrin trailed off.

"Katrin? Are you all right?" Colin asked. Katrin's face was all red. He wondered if she had a fever. But that couldn't be. This was a Dreamworld. She couldn't get a fever in Dreamworlds… could she?

"Call… Satrox." Katrin said. "Sorry, I need to… be alone for a while. Sorry."

Katrin ran away.