It was Nina who spoke up first, her dark, deep-set eyes burning with excitement.
"Capella ... I know!" she exclaimed. "Sometimes I work with the medium of astrology. It doesn't mean anything, really, no more than the cards. I could do just as well without either. But the customers.... Say, unless you're not telling the truth, Mr. Huth, we're quite a ways from San Diego!"
"The distance is not important," said Huth. "Melus is now your home, and will be for the rest of your lives."
As the import of his words reached them, Lucifer blinked again. Nina sat down on the edge of the steel-grey couch.
"For the rest of our lives," she repeated wonderingly. "That's a long time."
"It is to be hoped," said Dr. Thame.
Lucifer had to speak with more than usual severity in order to keep the tremor out of his voice. "I asked two questions," he reminded Huth.
Huth nodded.
"Your second question will be answered during your orientation period."
"And how long does that last?"