Thayva laughed at Serapis’ last comment. “Don’t say that, love.” She stepped up beside her husband and placed a hand on the counter. “The day’s not over yet. You’ll jinx it! And with our luck, who knows what could happen?” She gave him an amused smile.

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	“Or both,” Nick said exasperatedly to Aurelian as the boys headed to the massage therapist sections. He sighed as the staff spouted out the usual instructions for the sake of anyone who had not yet heard them, even though, by his calculations, there was no one new since the previous day’s training.

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	Kia had been one of the first girls to change out into their standard clothing for message therapy.
	Ilyrana and Laya joined her a moment before Laura approached.
	Kia shrugged at the dwarf. “The instructor was annoying me. Besides, there [i]aren’t[/i] any here, so I don’t need to worry about it.” She stepped toward the door leading to the room where the massage tables had been set up. She added over her shoulder, “Everyone who heard me say that will probably forget about it by tomorrow, anyway.”
	“Good practice today, besides that, no?” Ilyrana said to Laura, hanging back with the dwarf as Kia went to look for any available tables.