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situation worse.” I open my mouth to interrupt but he keeps talking. “Give us time to find another way. If we cannot discover another way in two days’ time, then we talk about this again. Deal?”
Two days. The Sirens could do so much damage in two days. What if I can’t put all the male Fairies and all the Mermen to sleep tonight? The Sirens may have already called for reinforcements. I glance around the table realizing everyone is waiting for my response. They want me to agree with Kallen. Except maybe Kegan. Like me, he likes to go for the quick fix. But, Kallen is right. Using black magic could make the situation worse. I let out a long breath. “Fine. Two days.”
Relief brings several pairs of tense shoulders down into a more relaxed position. “Agreed,” Dagda says.
“Can you get on with the eating now? We’re starving down here,” Taz grumbles around a mouthful of something.
“It sounds like you started without us,” I accuse.
“We had appetizers in the kitchen,” he says. “Now we want real food.”
I wondered where my Familiar was all day. It figures he was following Tabitha around hoping for food. “I suspect your appetizers were more food than I’ll eat all day.”
“Does anyone else find this disconcerting?” Kai asks.
Kallen shakes his head. “Not anymore.”
“It did take some time adjusting,” Dagda admits. “Hearing the beast speak for ourselves helped.” When the Seraphim gave Taz the ability to speak for everyone to hear, I stopped getting strange looks when I have a conversation with him. I’m glad he didn’t get to keep the ability to communicate with everyone. His mouth would get him in more trouble than mine does.
Proving my point, Taz snarks, “How did such a wanker get to be King?” He is so lucky Dagda can’t understand him.
After our late lunch, most of us go back to the conference room to do more research. Sindri has brought in more books and left a cart for us to fill up with the ones we have already searched so they can be returned to the archives. After another couple of hours of finding nothing useful, I’m beginning to wonder how the scribe got her job. Certainly not because she can find the information we need. I need to keep reminding myself she’s new.
“You need a break,” Kallen says after another hour.
I assess the pile of books on the table and shake my head. “No, there’s too much to do.” I reach for another book.
Kallen’s hand rests on my arm, stopping me. “You have a huge spell to work in a couple of hours. You need to save your energy for that. There are plenty of Fairies here to continue researching.”
“He is correct,” Alita says. “It is more important you are able to work the magic of the spell than using your energy scouring old books.”
I would feel too guilty leaving. “Come on, you guys, I can do both.”
Kegan nods. “Probably. But I know if I was going to be included in the spell tonight, I would want to know you were focusing your energy in only one direction.”
My brow creases and I speak my concerns from earlier. “What if the Sirens have reinforcements? Shouldn’t I put all the male Fairies to sleep to be safe?”
“No.” Kallen shakes his head. “The resistance to the songs is more about time than the strength of the singing. Those of us happy in our hand-fastings will not feel the pull yet.”
“Did you have to say ‘yet’?”
He takes my hand in his. “Hearing the call and responding to it are two very different things.”
I love his confidence. “What am I supposed to do with myself if I’m not helping with the research?”
A wicked grin forms on Kallen’s face. “I have a few ideas.”
“What about well rested did you not understand?” Kegan grouses.
Sobering, Kallen says, “I know you. You will be up all night
Two days. The Sirens could do so much damage in two days. What if I can’t put all the male Fairies and all the Mermen to sleep tonight? The Sirens may have already called for reinforcements. I glance around the table realizing everyone is waiting for my response. They want me to agree with Kallen. Except maybe Kegan. Like me, he likes to go for the quick fix. But, Kallen is right. Using black magic could make the situation worse. I let out a long breath. “Fine. Two days.”
Relief brings several pairs of tense shoulders down into a more relaxed position. “Agreed,” Dagda says.
“Can you get on with the eating now? We’re starving down here,” Taz grumbles around a mouthful of something.
“It sounds like you started without us,” I accuse.
“We had appetizers in the kitchen,” he says. “Now we want real food.”
I wondered where my Familiar was all day. It figures he was following Tabitha around hoping for food. “I suspect your appetizers were more food than I’ll eat all day.”
“Does anyone else find this disconcerting?” Kai asks.
Kallen shakes his head. “Not anymore.”
“It did take some time adjusting,” Dagda admits. “Hearing the beast speak for ourselves helped.” When the Seraphim gave Taz the ability to speak for everyone to hear, I stopped getting strange looks when I have a conversation with him. I’m glad he didn’t get to keep the ability to communicate with everyone. His mouth would get him in more trouble than mine does.
Proving my point, Taz snarks, “How did such a wanker get to be King?” He is so lucky Dagda can’t understand him.
After our late lunch, most of us go back to the conference room to do more research. Sindri has brought in more books and left a cart for us to fill up with the ones we have already searched so they can be returned to the archives. After another couple of hours of finding nothing useful, I’m beginning to wonder how the scribe got her job. Certainly not because she can find the information we need. I need to keep reminding myself she’s new.
“You need a break,” Kallen says after another hour.
I assess the pile of books on the table and shake my head. “No, there’s too much to do.” I reach for another book.
Kallen’s hand rests on my arm, stopping me. “You have a huge spell to work in a couple of hours. You need to save your energy for that. There are plenty of Fairies here to continue researching.”
“He is correct,” Alita says. “It is more important you are able to work the magic of the spell than using your energy scouring old books.”
I would feel too guilty leaving. “Come on, you guys, I can do both.”
Kegan nods. “Probably. But I know if I was going to be included in the spell tonight, I would want to know you were focusing your energy in only one direction.”
My brow creases and I speak my concerns from earlier. “What if the Sirens have reinforcements? Shouldn’t I put all the male Fairies to sleep to be safe?”
“No.” Kallen shakes his head. “The resistance to the songs is more about time than the strength of the singing. Those of us happy in our hand-fastings will not feel the pull yet.”
“Did you have to say ‘yet’?”
He takes my hand in his. “Hearing the call and responding to it are two very different things.”
I love his confidence. “What am I supposed to do with myself if I’m not helping with the research?”
A wicked grin forms on Kallen’s face. “I have a few ideas.”
“What about well rested did you not understand?” Kegan grouses.
Sobering, Kallen says, “I know you. You will be up all night
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