him?”
Scarlet felt a sense of deep shame, and she hung her head. “I’m sorry, Ath. I never realized.”
The other woman reached out and pinched Scarlet’s chin between her thumb and forefinger, lifting Scarlet’s face. “It’s okay. We all wig out now and then, but I had to get you back, because we are depending on you to save us from this place.”
“We want our freedom too, Scarlet,” Kell agreed.
Scarlet took in a deep breath and nodded. “Okay, show me how to talk to that stubborn wolf. I’ll wait till I’m face to face with him to give him a piece of my mind.”
Ath nodded and turned, leading the way back to the dormitory room.
“I stole this mirror last week. I had a feeling we would need it,” Kell said, looking back over her shoulder as she went to her knees next to her bed and reached under it for the mirror.
“Where did you steal it from?” Scarlet asked.
“Remember when we were in etiquette class?”
“Yes, how could I forget?” She hated the classes they had to attend, but she hated the etiquette class the most. It was boring in the extreme and she kept getting told about her way of speaking. In Scarlet’s opinion, if the teacher didn’t like the way Scarlet spoke, then she shouldn’t ask her to answer any questions.
“Yes, have to agree there, but I asked to be excused for the bathroom. I stopped in the flame hall and liberated this.”
Kell pulled out something that was swathed in material. She sat back on her backside and crossed her legs, pulling the object into her lap.
Kell started to unwrap the item and Scarlet saw that it was a mirror encased in an ornate ebony frame. “You stole that mirror?”
“This is a special mirror. We can use it to communicate with the other side.”
“Like a two way radio?”
“Exactly.” Kell patted the floor next to Scarlet. “Come sit.”
Scarlet sat cross-legged next to Kell. Ath and Dani sat, too. Angelica was back on her bed, staring out the window. Scarlet understood a little more why Angelica was so upset. Her breeding was weeks away, now. They just had to find the right male and Angelica would have to have a child by him—one she couldn’t keep. Scarlet could understand why the other phoenix found the process so abhorrent.
Scarlet focused on the mirror. They were going to get out of this hell-hole of a realm soon enough. Now, she had to try to get some coordination going.
Kell placed the mirror on the ground, leaning it against the bed in front of Scarlet.
“Okay.” Kell looked as if she was concentrating deeply. “If I remember my training right, you have to concentrate on the person you are trying to contact. Just like the viewing tear.”
Scarlet nodded.
“Focus in the center of the image, and pull the image of Archer towards the mirror.”
“Okay.” Scarlet drew in a deep calming breath and centered her attention on the surface of the mirror.
She closed her eyes.
“No, keep your eyes open.” Ath put a hand on Scarlet’s shoulder. “You have to keep your eyes open, or you might open up a channel to somewhere we don’t want to have a channel open to.”
“Okay, got ya.” Scarlet squared her shoulders, forcing her spine straight. “Why can’t you guys do this?” The idea of opening a channel up to some place scary was now stuck in Scarlet’s head.
“’Cause you are his mate, the connection will be much stronger. Now, stop asking dumb questions and focus,” Ath said through gritted teeth.
Scarlet gave Ath a dirty look, then focused on the mirror. “Archer, where are you?” she murmured almost inaudibly.
A fog started to appear on the surface of the mirror as if someone had breathed onto the glass.
Slowly, like a mist clearing on a cold morning, the image started to crystallize.
Archer was sitting with his legs over the side of his bed, his elbows resting on his knees, his head in his hands.
Scarlet sucked in oxygen when she realized he was shirtless. What a beautiful body he had.
“Stop
Scarlet felt a sense of deep shame, and she hung her head. “I’m sorry, Ath. I never realized.”
The other woman reached out and pinched Scarlet’s chin between her thumb and forefinger, lifting Scarlet’s face. “It’s okay. We all wig out now and then, but I had to get you back, because we are depending on you to save us from this place.”
“We want our freedom too, Scarlet,” Kell agreed.
Scarlet took in a deep breath and nodded. “Okay, show me how to talk to that stubborn wolf. I’ll wait till I’m face to face with him to give him a piece of my mind.”
Ath nodded and turned, leading the way back to the dormitory room.
“I stole this mirror last week. I had a feeling we would need it,” Kell said, looking back over her shoulder as she went to her knees next to her bed and reached under it for the mirror.
“Where did you steal it from?” Scarlet asked.
“Remember when we were in etiquette class?”
“Yes, how could I forget?” She hated the classes they had to attend, but she hated the etiquette class the most. It was boring in the extreme and she kept getting told about her way of speaking. In Scarlet’s opinion, if the teacher didn’t like the way Scarlet spoke, then she shouldn’t ask her to answer any questions.
“Yes, have to agree there, but I asked to be excused for the bathroom. I stopped in the flame hall and liberated this.”
Kell pulled out something that was swathed in material. She sat back on her backside and crossed her legs, pulling the object into her lap.
Kell started to unwrap the item and Scarlet saw that it was a mirror encased in an ornate ebony frame. “You stole that mirror?”
“This is a special mirror. We can use it to communicate with the other side.”
“Like a two way radio?”
“Exactly.” Kell patted the floor next to Scarlet. “Come sit.”
Scarlet sat cross-legged next to Kell. Ath and Dani sat, too. Angelica was back on her bed, staring out the window. Scarlet understood a little more why Angelica was so upset. Her breeding was weeks away, now. They just had to find the right male and Angelica would have to have a child by him—one she couldn’t keep. Scarlet could understand why the other phoenix found the process so abhorrent.
Scarlet focused on the mirror. They were going to get out of this hell-hole of a realm soon enough. Now, she had to try to get some coordination going.
Kell placed the mirror on the ground, leaning it against the bed in front of Scarlet.
“Okay.” Kell looked as if she was concentrating deeply. “If I remember my training right, you have to concentrate on the person you are trying to contact. Just like the viewing tear.”
Scarlet nodded.
“Focus in the center of the image, and pull the image of Archer towards the mirror.”
“Okay.” Scarlet drew in a deep calming breath and centered her attention on the surface of the mirror.
She closed her eyes.
“No, keep your eyes open.” Ath put a hand on Scarlet’s shoulder. “You have to keep your eyes open, or you might open up a channel to somewhere we don’t want to have a channel open to.”
“Okay, got ya.” Scarlet squared her shoulders, forcing her spine straight. “Why can’t you guys do this?” The idea of opening a channel up to some place scary was now stuck in Scarlet’s head.
“’Cause you are his mate, the connection will be much stronger. Now, stop asking dumb questions and focus,” Ath said through gritted teeth.
Scarlet gave Ath a dirty look, then focused on the mirror. “Archer, where are you?” she murmured almost inaudibly.
A fog started to appear on the surface of the mirror as if someone had breathed onto the glass.
Slowly, like a mist clearing on a cold morning, the image started to crystallize.
Archer was sitting with his legs over the side of his bed, his elbows resting on his knees, his head in his hands.
Scarlet sucked in oxygen when she realized he was shirtless. What a beautiful body he had.
“Stop
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