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The sound of a snarl below them immediately brought their attention back to the ground. Ryker had stopped running and was glaring up at them with his arms crossed. In front of them was yet another city, San Francisco if Leo wasn't mistaken. He blinked in surprise as he realized the distance that they had traveled in only about sixty hours. Then he shifted in his seat and the groan of his legs told him that he could, in fact, definitely believe that they had been flying for so long. Thank goodness for the invisible servants that constantly followed Calypso around and their ability to make food appear out of nothing.
Their food wasn't as good as Calypso's but it was still pretty good. Then again no one was as good as Calypso in Leo's

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