Yan Cijin smiled.
"You really are hungry."
Bai Li nodded.
"Very."
Luo Ren stood.
"Wait."
Bai Li looked at him.
"What?"
He pointed toward the motorcycle.
"You were planning to ride that?"
Bai Li walked toward the Ninja 400.
"Yes."
Luo Ren stared at the bike.
Then at the dragon.
Then back at Bai Li.
"I think I understand why the dragon didn't scare you."
Yan Cijin smiled.
"Don't flatter her. It'll make her worse."
Bai Li swung onto the motorcycle.
The engine came alive.
The deep sound rolled across the square.
Several survivors on the rooftops looked down.
One young man shouted, "That's so cool!"
Another called, "They came here on that thing?"
A woman beside him answered, "I think so!"
The motorcycle's headlight cut through the dust.
Yan Cijin climbed onto the pillion and held the side rails for a moment.
Then she settled closer behind Bai Li.
Bai Li looked into the mirror.
Their eyes met.
"Ready?"
"Ready."
Bai Li turned the throttle.
