Page 37 of Whispered Warnings: Part Two

My eyes widen, “Yeah, I am not made to be indebted to someone. To be honest, I would probably make such a nuisance of myself that they would give me back. If they take you places then,” I start a thought and then immediately change it halfway through when another thought occurs to me, “Oh my god, would they take me to the Fae realm? That would be pretty cool, actually scratch that, no, it wouldn’t. I don’t want to be taken to another realm without knowing that I’m going and actually wanting to go in the first place.”

Ransom’s eyebrows rise slightly as he smiles at me in amusement, “It’s okay, no one is going to take you anywhere. Just don’t touch the box. I’m getting Raiden to come down here and check it out.”

“So he really is your go-to person with questions,” I say.

Ransom nods and smiles proudly. “Yeah. He is a literal genius, I don’t mean that he’s just really clever, I mean his IQ is well into the genius levels. He also has an eidetic memory, so he can recall information that he’s only read or seen once. It’s pretty amazing.”

“That is amazing. The only thing I can do that with is the mental maps when my gift kicks in,” I reply.

“I can’t do it at all,” Ransom grins.

“What’s up, guys? Do you need help carrying the snacks?” Raiden asks as he comes around the corner. He frowns when he sees us standing by the open front door.

“There was a knock at the door, and then we found this,” I explain as I move to the side so that he can see what I am talking about.

“We didn’t see who left it, and I didn’t want to touch it or examine it with magic without knowing who it was from and if it was likely to be from one of the Fae that likes to gift things to people in return for favors,” Ransom explains.

Raiden nods as he crouches down next to it but doesn’t touch it, “You’re right not to touch it, but I have no idea who it could be from.”

We are silent for a moment as we stare at this weird parcel that’s been left on the front step.

“What about River? Will he be able to smell who it may be from?” I ask. “In theory, the only people it could be from are the ones that live on this land, so he should recognize the scent, and if he doesn’t, then we know that we need to get rid of it. How do we get rid of it, by the way, if no one can touch it? Oh, can we blow it up?”

Raiden and Ransom share a look that I’m not quite sure how to decipher.

“Should we be concerned about how excited you are to blow something up?” Raiden asks.

I shrug, “Honestly? Yeah, you probably should.”

They both burst into surprised laughter.

“Right, well, let’s get River here to see what he can scent first, and then we can discuss how we’re going to get rid of it. If it comes to that,” Ransom suggests.

“Fine,” I reply jokingly.

Ransom sends another text, and I grin as River comes running around the corner with a giant smile on his face only moments later.

“What’s up?” he asks as he skids to a halt.

“We’re going to blow stuff up!” I exclaim excitedly.

River’s eyes widen, and he starts bouncing on his toes with excitement. “We are? What are we blowing up? I’ve got some stuff that we can blow up. Oh, I always wanted to see what actually happens if you put metal in a microwave. Can we do that, too?”

Raiden stares at River with wide eyes before he shakes his head and says, “Of course you did. We aren’t blowing anything up.”

“Awww,” River says with an adorable pout.

I feel bad so I pat his arm and say, “They aren’t blowing anything up, you and I can blow stuff up later. I’m sure you guys have got the stuff lying around, I can knock something up.”

Now, all of the wide and shocked eyes are on me.

“You know how to make explosives?” River asks.

“Of course I do,” I reply. “Honestly, I think everyone should know how to make explosives. You never know when you’re going to need to blow something up.”

“You realize that most people don’t need to blow shit up that regularly, right?” Ransom asks.

I shrug, “What boring lives they must lead then. A good explosion makes everything better.”

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