Terillia blushed blue. "I apologize again for my behavior. I was simply so . . . swept away in the moment . . . I didn't mean . . ."

"It's okay," Eliza said, enjoying her girlfriend's jealousy.

"It's just . . . while this fine troll and I are both going to go home for a while and visiting, we were talking about it and . . . well, we'd both like to return to Earth and work . . . here . . . for you."

"Excuse me?" Eliza said.

"We weren't sure if you were even interested in expanding your organization, but it would not help us...