Had Marek continued much longer or done much more then and there, Felixa was quite uncertain how much dignity or grace she would have been able to manage leaving the gondola. As it were, she was quite grateful to have paid ahead of time. It gave them less to do that required interacting with other people. Still, it took a moment to close her eyes and gain enough self-control once again. Her whole body nearly shivered at the way his hands had-
Lili pushed that thought aside, for the moment, and took his hand again. Her legs still obeyed her easily enough, which was all for the better. From where they stood, clearly not a touristy part of the city, Felixa looked at the streets then up at the sky. This time of day in this part of the city...she thought about it. Her time spent as a teenager was paying off. "Follow me," Felixa told Marek, looking up at him with a knowing smile. There were differences between public and public.
Weaving their way through streets that didn't cross at right angles, Felixa found the inlet off a canal she was looking for. The walls were tall, but the windows didn't look down over here. And any boat that had been kept nearby had rotted away at least a decade ago. For nearly the middle of the day in a major city, it was remarkably private. Still, the witch cast a charm or two before looking up at Marek again. "I know this city well," Lili told him, "Much better than either of us knows each other." She leaned up for another kiss.