"Hey, thanks," Warren replied, offering Ender a smile that barely managed to contain his excitement. "To both of you, for inviting us. I think Karla and I were about to go stir-crazy back at the Hall."

Where it had been lessons, lessons, lessons, without a pause to breathe in between. Well, except for sleep, of course. Warren could see the need for it, but he'd be lying if he said that he didn't want a vacation somewhere in there before traipsing off to Sunnydale, too.