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Authors: Carina Wilder
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the items on the counter and turned to her. “Wrap your arm as best you can,” he said. “You’ll also find a brand new toothbrush and toothpaste in the cupboard, if you’d like them. But be quick—we have somewhere to be. Then I promise you that we’ll return here, if you wish to come with me. And we’ll clean up properly then.”
“All right,” she said.
Lumen stepped out of the room, closing the door behind him, and Neko got to work as disappointment flooded through her. A part of her had wanted to sit for a little and just look at him. To soak up everything that had happened over the last few days. But now they’d be moving again, running to yet another destination.
That was his life, though. She could see in him a need, a duty. Whatever the Guild had spoken of during their meeting, it was more important than her desire to stare at a gorgeous man. He had a task ahead of him. And perhaps he’d finally let her know what it was.
Aegis and Lyre
A fter several minutes , a knock sounded at the bathroom door.
“You ready?” Lumen’s voice was soft, as though he sensed her mood.
A moment later she opened the door, offering a weak smile. “Sure. All patched up.”
“Good. Come on then, we’ll make this as quick and painless as possible.” With that, he began to lead her down the hall towards another unseen destination.
“So tell me,” she said, “how do we get out of this underground marvel? I can’t imagine that we’ll crawl back up the invisible magic slide to the lake’s edge.”
“Not at all. I told you I’d start teaching you about our passageways. This is where we’ll start.” They continued down the long, white hallway to its end, where they came upon a round room, empty, open and bright, flanked on all sides by a series of nine or so doors.
“More rooms?” she asked.
“No. These doors lead to corridors,” he said. “Pointing like spokes of a wheel towards every corner of the city.”
He opened the first one on the left and guided her into a narrow hallway, similar to the one they’d already been in, white marbled walls and stone floors. As Neko stepped forward lights flared to life ahead of her, illuminating the way in a soft glow.
Motion sensors? Or magic?
“I don’t entirely understand why Dragons spend so much time underground,” she said, marvelling internally at the beauty of the place.
“Because Dragons above ground are visible,” Lumen replied, shutting the door behind him. “This is our way to remain hidden—though we much prefer being overhead, in flight.”
“You’re hiding from shifters and Lapsed, I take it. Humans still seem more or less to ignore your kind.”
“They do—but they may not for long, if things go badly. It’s best for us to stay out of the limelight for as long as possible. Though as you’ve noticed, we’ve become more conspicuous around London than I’d like.”
They walked for a time in silence. Lumen seemed deep in thought, and Neko had no desire to extract him from it; after all, her own mind was exhausted after a day spent riding an emotional roller coaster with no brake pedal.
Every hundred feet or so, a new series of lights came on, offering a bright pathway to lead them into the distance. At least their surroundings were warm and pleasant, even if the two of them seemed preoccupied with weighty topics.
“It’s not far now,” said the shifter eventually, his mood seeming to brighten with the revelation. “We’ll come to a familiar spot in a minute, and hopefully you’ll like what you see.”
Eventually the hallway began to slope upwards, leading to a narrow black door. He pulled it open, revealing a stone staircase. “After you,” he said.
Neko stepped forward, a gust of cool air striking her as she began to climb. By now she was completely disoriented, the underground maze wreaking havoc on her sense of direction. But as she came to a door at the top of the stairs, she pushed it open to reveal a familiar
“All right,” she said.
Lumen stepped out of the room, closing the door behind him, and Neko got to work as disappointment flooded through her. A part of her had wanted to sit for a little and just look at him. To soak up everything that had happened over the last few days. But now they’d be moving again, running to yet another destination.
That was his life, though. She could see in him a need, a duty. Whatever the Guild had spoken of during their meeting, it was more important than her desire to stare at a gorgeous man. He had a task ahead of him. And perhaps he’d finally let her know what it was.
Aegis and Lyre
A fter several minutes , a knock sounded at the bathroom door.
“You ready?” Lumen’s voice was soft, as though he sensed her mood.
A moment later she opened the door, offering a weak smile. “Sure. All patched up.”
“Good. Come on then, we’ll make this as quick and painless as possible.” With that, he began to lead her down the hall towards another unseen destination.
“So tell me,” she said, “how do we get out of this underground marvel? I can’t imagine that we’ll crawl back up the invisible magic slide to the lake’s edge.”
“Not at all. I told you I’d start teaching you about our passageways. This is where we’ll start.” They continued down the long, white hallway to its end, where they came upon a round room, empty, open and bright, flanked on all sides by a series of nine or so doors.
“More rooms?” she asked.
“No. These doors lead to corridors,” he said. “Pointing like spokes of a wheel towards every corner of the city.”
He opened the first one on the left and guided her into a narrow hallway, similar to the one they’d already been in, white marbled walls and stone floors. As Neko stepped forward lights flared to life ahead of her, illuminating the way in a soft glow.
Motion sensors? Or magic?
“I don’t entirely understand why Dragons spend so much time underground,” she said, marvelling internally at the beauty of the place.
“Because Dragons above ground are visible,” Lumen replied, shutting the door behind him. “This is our way to remain hidden—though we much prefer being overhead, in flight.”
“You’re hiding from shifters and Lapsed, I take it. Humans still seem more or less to ignore your kind.”
“They do—but they may not for long, if things go badly. It’s best for us to stay out of the limelight for as long as possible. Though as you’ve noticed, we’ve become more conspicuous around London than I’d like.”
They walked for a time in silence. Lumen seemed deep in thought, and Neko had no desire to extract him from it; after all, her own mind was exhausted after a day spent riding an emotional roller coaster with no brake pedal.
Every hundred feet or so, a new series of lights came on, offering a bright pathway to lead them into the distance. At least their surroundings were warm and pleasant, even if the two of them seemed preoccupied with weighty topics.
“It’s not far now,” said the shifter eventually, his mood seeming to brighten with the revelation. “We’ll come to a familiar spot in a minute, and hopefully you’ll like what you see.”
Eventually the hallway began to slope upwards, leading to a narrow black door. He pulled it open, revealing a stone staircase. “After you,” he said.
Neko stepped forward, a gust of cool air striking her as she began to climb. By now she was completely disoriented, the underground maze wreaking havoc on her sense of direction. But as she came to a door at the top of the stairs, she pushed it open to reveal a familiar
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