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him. The sight of his swollen lips made her flinch. How the hell was she going to explain that to Annalise? “Um, yeah. Witnessed dead bodies, caught a few bodies, and got shot a couple times.” Jayn glanced back at the water. “How did that riddle go again?”
“The next part is...traveling with shadows to fairy tears...”
“We figured that out already.”
“And from the dark depths the light pours through, releasing the human back to the land he once knew.”
“The dark depths...” Jayn moved to the water. She knelt down and sifted her hand through the water. It was cool but not cold. “I bet there’s a way out down there.” She nodded to herself, her mind formulating a plan. That was the only thing that made sense. The only thing dark with depth was the pond-slash-pool thing before them. The trail ended and this was their last step. Jayn fell back to her ass and crossed her legs. She began pulling off her boots and peeling down her socks.
“Not that I want you to stop undressing, but...what are you doing?”
Jayn rolled her eyes. Did the man have that big an ego? “We’re going for a swim.”
Wick looked at the glassy surface. “You are.”
She glanced back and noticed the subtle twitch of his wings. Could it be he didn’t know how? Why would a man with wings need to swim? “You can’t, can you?”
He placed a hand on his hip. “Fairies fly over water. We don’t frolic in it unless there’s a naked female.”
“Lovely.” She shook her head. “I’m going to scout it out. See if there’s anything down there.”
“What if there is? I cannot help you. We need another way out.”
“You know the riddle.” Jayn reached down and pulled a knife from her hidden sheath around her ankle. “Besides, I have this and how helpful could you be?” She slid down into the water until it covered her hips. “I already kicked your ass once.” With a grin and a deep breath, she dipped beneath the surface.
The cool water felt tingly against her warm skin and it took a few blinks before she could see clearly. The water was very sheer considering it was cave water. The pond was circular, nearly fifteen feet across. It wasn’t terribly dark either. Using her legs, she kicked off the wall and swam deeper. The light didn’t dim. In fact, it seemed to get brighter. She swam harder. The walls jutted out to jagged and sharp edges. Avoiding them, she rounded a large boulder sticking out from the wall. Low and behold . Jayn grinned underwater. There was a hole here, a big opening in the wall and from there shined a bright light. She kicked off again and swam as fast as she could to the surface. Her lungs were getting tight but not ready to burst just yet. As the light dimmed and the surface neared, she pushed herself harder. Her head broke the surface and her lips parted so oxygen could rush in.
“Jayn?”
Wick was at the edge of the water. He flew over the pond, scooping her up and dragging her back to the sand. She landed with a wet plop and looked up. He was hovering there. His wings beat wildly. When they slowed, he landed just above her. She pushed him over and he landed on his ass with a chuckle. “Laugh all you want. I found it.”
“What?”
“Our way back to Annalise,” she said with a triumphant smile.
“Under the water...” He seemed to ask the question as he glanced back at the surface. The glassy look was returning as the ripples died down.
“It isn’t far down. If you kick with your feet and I drag you, we should be fine.” He didn’t look convinced. His wings did that nervous flutter again. “We can do this.”
Wick nodded. “I trust you.” He took a breath and slipped his feet into the water. Slowly he made his way further. The loincloth began to float and Jayn had to look away. When she looked back, he was halfway in. Just below his wings the water lapped. The waterfall continued splashing as he stopped and looked back at her.
He really trusted her. The knowledge made her
“The next part is...traveling with shadows to fairy tears...”
“We figured that out already.”
“And from the dark depths the light pours through, releasing the human back to the land he once knew.”
“The dark depths...” Jayn moved to the water. She knelt down and sifted her hand through the water. It was cool but not cold. “I bet there’s a way out down there.” She nodded to herself, her mind formulating a plan. That was the only thing that made sense. The only thing dark with depth was the pond-slash-pool thing before them. The trail ended and this was their last step. Jayn fell back to her ass and crossed her legs. She began pulling off her boots and peeling down her socks.
“Not that I want you to stop undressing, but...what are you doing?”
Jayn rolled her eyes. Did the man have that big an ego? “We’re going for a swim.”
Wick looked at the glassy surface. “You are.”
She glanced back and noticed the subtle twitch of his wings. Could it be he didn’t know how? Why would a man with wings need to swim? “You can’t, can you?”
He placed a hand on his hip. “Fairies fly over water. We don’t frolic in it unless there’s a naked female.”
“Lovely.” She shook her head. “I’m going to scout it out. See if there’s anything down there.”
“What if there is? I cannot help you. We need another way out.”
“You know the riddle.” Jayn reached down and pulled a knife from her hidden sheath around her ankle. “Besides, I have this and how helpful could you be?” She slid down into the water until it covered her hips. “I already kicked your ass once.” With a grin and a deep breath, she dipped beneath the surface.
The cool water felt tingly against her warm skin and it took a few blinks before she could see clearly. The water was very sheer considering it was cave water. The pond was circular, nearly fifteen feet across. It wasn’t terribly dark either. Using her legs, she kicked off the wall and swam deeper. The light didn’t dim. In fact, it seemed to get brighter. She swam harder. The walls jutted out to jagged and sharp edges. Avoiding them, she rounded a large boulder sticking out from the wall. Low and behold . Jayn grinned underwater. There was a hole here, a big opening in the wall and from there shined a bright light. She kicked off again and swam as fast as she could to the surface. Her lungs were getting tight but not ready to burst just yet. As the light dimmed and the surface neared, she pushed herself harder. Her head broke the surface and her lips parted so oxygen could rush in.
“Jayn?”
Wick was at the edge of the water. He flew over the pond, scooping her up and dragging her back to the sand. She landed with a wet plop and looked up. He was hovering there. His wings beat wildly. When they slowed, he landed just above her. She pushed him over and he landed on his ass with a chuckle. “Laugh all you want. I found it.”
“What?”
“Our way back to Annalise,” she said with a triumphant smile.
“Under the water...” He seemed to ask the question as he glanced back at the surface. The glassy look was returning as the ripples died down.
“It isn’t far down. If you kick with your feet and I drag you, we should be fine.” He didn’t look convinced. His wings did that nervous flutter again. “We can do this.”
Wick nodded. “I trust you.” He took a breath and slipped his feet into the water. Slowly he made his way further. The loincloth began to float and Jayn had to look away. When she looked back, he was halfway in. Just below his wings the water lapped. The waterfall continued splashing as he stopped and looked back at her.
He really trusted her. The knowledge made her
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