"You wound me. Would I invite passengers if there was danger?" Bennu picked up the pace, careening down the road to her shop in a weaving motion that seemed partially determined to make a liar out of himself, partially determined to prove his complete mastery of the vehicle.

Both were likely true. Showing off when someone didn't take his crap had actually proved to be most enjoyable. And he'd gotten a little more life in her, already.

Yes, tonight was a night well spent, for once.