Heart's Blood(80)

"For now," he conceded. Men didn't usually wear wedding rings, but he would. He wanted one. "But I want a stickpin as well."

Pearl laughed again and hugged him, which of course meant that Grey had to hug her back. "Greedy," she said.

Grey gave Pearl a quick kiss. "Let's get to work, friends. We have more than enough to keep us busy."

"But we will get it all done," Amanusa said. "We have no other choice."

"No," Elinor said. "It is what we have chosen to do."

"Here's to destroyin' the dead zones and savin' the world." Harry raised his teacup in a toast.

The others echoed, "To saving the world."