Victoria bit her lip and looked to the cemented path as Alex voiced her own fears, her grip on his elbow tightening slightly at the thought.
	“Yeah. I’d rather avoid that, too,” she muttered, taking a deep breath as he continued. She looked back to him, his concern for her making her smile. “As careful as I can be.” She squeezed his arm in both thanks and reassurance, the latter as much for hers as for his. “Besides, no one can beat my white belt karate techniques.”
	She offered him a halfhearted smile, actively ignoring a small group of students that passed in the opposite direction, talking loudly and a couple of the men pushing each other around playfully.
	“So, where to first?” She glanced to the building looming ahead of them, recognizing it as the backside of the main building.