Her cheeks tinted with shyness, Maggie responded, "Not at all, Rosalynn. He is also on a business trip."

“No wonder you readily agreed to come with me," Rosalynn said jokingly.

Maggie's eyes sparkled as she replied with a bashful smile, “Rosalynn, you are always teasing me."

The two friends bantered and laughed as the driver drove them to Skrix.

Skrix, a neighboring city of Wragos, was a two-hour drive away on the highway.