you had already visited Miaka and that you
met with Jennifer.”
She gave the
elf a dark look. “Squealer.”
“They needed to
know.”
She made a face
and explained her reasoning for meeting with Jennifer. When she had
detailed as much as she could, she sat and waited.
Andrew frowned.
“Well, it doesn’t seem that you did anything that would skew the
case against your father. It should be fine.”
Benny arched a
brow. “You are a legal expert?”
He shrugged. “I
dabble.”
Argyle
chuckled. “He was pre-law before he entered the XIA.”
Andrew sighed.
“Fine. I have studied law. But I have no idea how this case will
turn out. There has never been another one like it. Demonic
influence over infants is not a common occurrence.”
Benny nodded
and kept her mouth shut. The letter in the potion book had
explained far more than she had ever imagined. If that knowledge
could save her father from a life of incarceration, she would use
it, but only if she had to.
They settled
down to eat with Argyle supervising, and when the dishes were done,
they set out to return to duty and haul a horse-boy off to the
collective where other centaurs could control him.
Yay.
Chapter Nine
The centaur was named
Steve, and he started making moves on her the moment he scented
her. She didn’t take it personally; he had also hit on the troll
woman who had loaded him into the transport.
Since Steve got
aggressive when any of the guys were around, it was Benny’s duty to
sit in the back of the transport with the shackled centaur and keep
him calm.
“So, how many
of those guys do you take at a time?” Steve shifted his hooves in
their booted cuffs.
Benny sighed
and glared at him. “One at a time. We don’t need to pile onto each
other to show affection.”
He inhaled, and
his sharply hooked nostrils flared. “You look human and smell like
fey. Were you two doing each other before you had to pick me
up?”
She gave him a
bland look and whispered a small volume spell. He could still talk,
but it was a tiny whisper.
“Benny, what is
going on in there; I felt magic.” Tremble’s voice was a little
nervous through the earpiece.
She chuckled.
“Nothing. I just turned down the volume in here. It will return to
normal when he is outside again.”
“Okay. We did
promise the colony that we would deliver him intact.”
“I know. I
won’t neuter him. I promise. Tempting though it is.”
“Great. Hang in
there, Benny.”
“Tremble, one
more thing.”
“What is
it?”
“Are we there
yet?”
His muffled
snort sounded in her ear, and she heard the others chortling in the
background.
It was an hour
later when the vehicle stopped moving and the sound of hoof beats
approached the transport.
She waved the
spell away and smiled. “Looks like this is your stop.”
She felt power
on the other side of the doors. Fey power.
Remembering
what Jennifer had said, she let her control slip and let her body
take what it recognised as its natural form.
A human-looking
woman had stepped into the transport, a demon king walked out with
the shocked centaur in tow. The trip down the ramp was slow, and
she caught Steve when he stumbled, but he jerked away from her
touch.
“Don’t move
away from a helping hand.” She steadied him with a hand on his
shoulder, and soon, they were on soft grass with a semi-circle of
centaurs watching and a few lithe and pale fey in the
background.
“What are
you?”
She gave the
appalled male a smirk. “Agent Ganger of the XIA.”
The rest of her
team was nearby, and they followed her lead, wrapping themselves in
power.
Tremble waved
to one of the men behind the centaurs, and the stunned elf made his
way toward them.
“Cousin, it is
good to see you.”
Tremble
inclined his head. “My prince. May I do you the honour of
introducing my comrades?”
The elegant man
who looked carved of moonlight smiled slightly. “I believe that
would be wise as you are on our
met with Jennifer.”
She gave the
elf a dark look. “Squealer.”
“They needed to
know.”
She made a face
and explained her reasoning for meeting with Jennifer. When she had
detailed as much as she could, she sat and waited.
Andrew frowned.
“Well, it doesn’t seem that you did anything that would skew the
case against your father. It should be fine.”
Benny arched a
brow. “You are a legal expert?”
He shrugged. “I
dabble.”
Argyle
chuckled. “He was pre-law before he entered the XIA.”
Andrew sighed.
“Fine. I have studied law. But I have no idea how this case will
turn out. There has never been another one like it. Demonic
influence over infants is not a common occurrence.”
Benny nodded
and kept her mouth shut. The letter in the potion book had
explained far more than she had ever imagined. If that knowledge
could save her father from a life of incarceration, she would use
it, but only if she had to.
They settled
down to eat with Argyle supervising, and when the dishes were done,
they set out to return to duty and haul a horse-boy off to the
collective where other centaurs could control him.
Yay.
Chapter Nine
The centaur was named
Steve, and he started making moves on her the moment he scented
her. She didn’t take it personally; he had also hit on the troll
woman who had loaded him into the transport.
Since Steve got
aggressive when any of the guys were around, it was Benny’s duty to
sit in the back of the transport with the shackled centaur and keep
him calm.
“So, how many
of those guys do you take at a time?” Steve shifted his hooves in
their booted cuffs.
Benny sighed
and glared at him. “One at a time. We don’t need to pile onto each
other to show affection.”
He inhaled, and
his sharply hooked nostrils flared. “You look human and smell like
fey. Were you two doing each other before you had to pick me
up?”
She gave him a
bland look and whispered a small volume spell. He could still talk,
but it was a tiny whisper.
“Benny, what is
going on in there; I felt magic.” Tremble’s voice was a little
nervous through the earpiece.
She chuckled.
“Nothing. I just turned down the volume in here. It will return to
normal when he is outside again.”
“Okay. We did
promise the colony that we would deliver him intact.”
“I know. I
won’t neuter him. I promise. Tempting though it is.”
“Great. Hang in
there, Benny.”
“Tremble, one
more thing.”
“What is
it?”
“Are we there
yet?”
His muffled
snort sounded in her ear, and she heard the others chortling in the
background.
It was an hour
later when the vehicle stopped moving and the sound of hoof beats
approached the transport.
She waved the
spell away and smiled. “Looks like this is your stop.”
She felt power
on the other side of the doors. Fey power.
Remembering
what Jennifer had said, she let her control slip and let her body
take what it recognised as its natural form.
A human-looking
woman had stepped into the transport, a demon king walked out with
the shocked centaur in tow. The trip down the ramp was slow, and
she caught Steve when he stumbled, but he jerked away from her
touch.
“Don’t move
away from a helping hand.” She steadied him with a hand on his
shoulder, and soon, they were on soft grass with a semi-circle of
centaurs watching and a few lithe and pale fey in the
background.
“What are
you?”
She gave the
appalled male a smirk. “Agent Ganger of the XIA.”
The rest of her
team was nearby, and they followed her lead, wrapping themselves in
power.
Tremble waved
to one of the men behind the centaurs, and the stunned elf made his
way toward them.
“Cousin, it is
good to see you.”
Tremble
inclined his head. “My prince. May I do you the honour of
introducing my comrades?”
The elegant man
who looked carved of moonlight smiled slightly. “I believe that
would be wise as you are on our
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