Julien quickly replied, "I'm Stateside, actually—they called me home for a family meeting. I just arrived in New York a couple of days ago… Anyway, what do you need? I can return to Oskia immediately. I'll see you in Aurous Hill in twelve hours!"

Charlie laughed. "No, it's fine—I happened to be hiking around Mount Whitney, but I just felt too lazy and didn't want to walk. Can you send a helicopter to take me to Stanford University?"

"Really?!" Julien exclaimed. "When did you come to America?