She pulled away—after a time that could have been either a moment or an age—with a tinkling laugh and a change of mood.
"Time here is different and it will seem long before we can return," her mind said. "Let us build a world to our own hearts' desires and live there until—until you can destroy Sasso and the Faith."
"But—"
She ignored his protest.
"I will go back to the Chamber occasionally—it will be necessary—but if you with your tenacious Earth mind went it would be disastrous."
"Understand this once and for all," he warned her. "If ever I can return to my own Earth I shall do so. I am not your marvelous El-ve-don, and I have no intention of fighting this thing you call Sasso. Those Luvans were bad enough."
Krasna frowned. Then her look of disappointment gave place to a knowing smile.
There was a hint of a surprising idea. Just the faintest sort of hint—and then she closed her mind, half laughingly and half in seriousness. But tightly.
"Let's build our world," she said.