as you start wishing for your powers, you’re going to realize what all you could do with them. That’s how a Fae goes insane.” She shrugged. “I’ve felt fine since we came to this awful realm. It hasn’t affected me.”
“Yet. Don’t tempt it. Please.”
It was obvious her words had bothered him. They had enough to deal with without adding her insanity on top of everything. “All right.”
Aimery pushed away from the wall and moved toward the waterfall to tilt his head back and look at the mountain. “It’s midday, I believe.”
He had to shout over the roar of the falls, and Kyndra walked closer to him. It had felt as if they had walked the canyon an entire day, not just part of it. “Then we best not waste more time here.”
“I agree.” He turned to her. “Drink your fill. We should find water on the mountain, especially if we follow the flow of the river.”
“But you aren’t sure,” she finished for him.
They shared a smile and went to the pool. Kyndra was the first to finish drinking. She sat up and stilled. “Um…Aimery?”
“Hmm?” he murmured while drinking.
“Remember how curious you were about Eldar’s guards?”
In an instant Aimery was on his feet, his sword in his hand as he faced six guards. Kyndra glanced behind her and saw three more descending the canyon wall.
“What are you doing on Thav?” demanded a guard.
Aimery lifted a shoulder. “I’ve come to see, Eldar. I have a private message he’ll want to see.”
“Give me the message.”
Kyndra licked her lips and put her hand on her sword. She had thought the guards would take them to Eldar but, by the way they were acting, they seemed to want a fight.
“As emissary to King Theron of the Realm of the Fae, I demand to see King Eldar,” Aimery said.
At once the guards lowered their weapons. “Follow us.”
Kyndra walked to Aimery as he put away his sword. “Why didn’t you say that to begin with?”
“I wanted to see what they would do,” Aimery whispered. “At least we won’t have to climb the mountain.”
She smiled. “I’m more concerned with finding food.”
“I’ll make sure you’re fed.”
And she had no doubt he would.
They followed the guards up the side of the waterfall to a path that was hidden amid the lush foliage that had grown around the water. It was such a stark contrast from the barren canyon that Kyndra found she wanted to enjoy it. The pink leaves intrigued her.
“No time,” Aimery whispered in her ear as he took her arm and steered her near him.
“Once all this is solved, I’ll ask Eldar for a few days so you can explore the mountain.” Kyndra had been on her own, making decisions herself for so long that it felt…nice…to have Aimery think of her. In the Order, each priestess was responsible for herself and all elders.
She had quickly gotten used to the routine, but now she realized what her sister had meant when she told Kyndra it was nice to have someone to share a burden with, someone to help make decisions.
At the time, Kyndra thought her sister weak. But she wasn’t weak, she had recognized a solitary life was lonely. Kyndra wasn’t lonely. She had her dragons and the other priestesses.
Aimery, however, was different. He made her think differently, feel differently.
She should be shocked and wary of such feelings, but instead she found she wanted to explore them more.
The path took them to an entrance in the mountain. As soon as they stepped into the mountain, the cool air surrounded her. Torches lit the way, and the lead guard held one above his head as well.
Aimery’s hand on her arm was reassuring, warm. It brought to mind his hands caressing her back as he pressed her against his hard length. Kyndra swallowed as her nipples hardened.
She shivered thinking about his hands on her breasts.
“Are you all right?”
Aimery’s breath fanned her neck as he leaned near her. His heat was distracting, making her think thoughts she was better off not
“Yet. Don’t tempt it. Please.”
It was obvious her words had bothered him. They had enough to deal with without adding her insanity on top of everything. “All right.”
Aimery pushed away from the wall and moved toward the waterfall to tilt his head back and look at the mountain. “It’s midday, I believe.”
He had to shout over the roar of the falls, and Kyndra walked closer to him. It had felt as if they had walked the canyon an entire day, not just part of it. “Then we best not waste more time here.”
“I agree.” He turned to her. “Drink your fill. We should find water on the mountain, especially if we follow the flow of the river.”
“But you aren’t sure,” she finished for him.
They shared a smile and went to the pool. Kyndra was the first to finish drinking. She sat up and stilled. “Um…Aimery?”
“Hmm?” he murmured while drinking.
“Remember how curious you were about Eldar’s guards?”
In an instant Aimery was on his feet, his sword in his hand as he faced six guards. Kyndra glanced behind her and saw three more descending the canyon wall.
“What are you doing on Thav?” demanded a guard.
Aimery lifted a shoulder. “I’ve come to see, Eldar. I have a private message he’ll want to see.”
“Give me the message.”
Kyndra licked her lips and put her hand on her sword. She had thought the guards would take them to Eldar but, by the way they were acting, they seemed to want a fight.
“As emissary to King Theron of the Realm of the Fae, I demand to see King Eldar,” Aimery said.
At once the guards lowered their weapons. “Follow us.”
Kyndra walked to Aimery as he put away his sword. “Why didn’t you say that to begin with?”
“I wanted to see what they would do,” Aimery whispered. “At least we won’t have to climb the mountain.”
She smiled. “I’m more concerned with finding food.”
“I’ll make sure you’re fed.”
And she had no doubt he would.
They followed the guards up the side of the waterfall to a path that was hidden amid the lush foliage that had grown around the water. It was such a stark contrast from the barren canyon that Kyndra found she wanted to enjoy it. The pink leaves intrigued her.
“No time,” Aimery whispered in her ear as he took her arm and steered her near him.
“Once all this is solved, I’ll ask Eldar for a few days so you can explore the mountain.” Kyndra had been on her own, making decisions herself for so long that it felt…nice…to have Aimery think of her. In the Order, each priestess was responsible for herself and all elders.
She had quickly gotten used to the routine, but now she realized what her sister had meant when she told Kyndra it was nice to have someone to share a burden with, someone to help make decisions.
At the time, Kyndra thought her sister weak. But she wasn’t weak, she had recognized a solitary life was lonely. Kyndra wasn’t lonely. She had her dragons and the other priestesses.
Aimery, however, was different. He made her think differently, feel differently.
She should be shocked and wary of such feelings, but instead she found she wanted to explore them more.
The path took them to an entrance in the mountain. As soon as they stepped into the mountain, the cool air surrounded her. Torches lit the way, and the lead guard held one above his head as well.
Aimery’s hand on her arm was reassuring, warm. It brought to mind his hands caressing her back as he pressed her against his hard length. Kyndra swallowed as her nipples hardened.
She shivered thinking about his hands on her breasts.
“Are you all right?”
Aimery’s breath fanned her neck as he leaned near her. His heat was distracting, making her think thoughts she was better off not
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