Page 61 of Lost in the Fog

“As it should be.”

Zhin held out his hand to her, and on contact, his eyes flicked to Kay’s face in surprise. Kay looked at him calmly. “Yes, elf?”

“Nothing, ma’am. Nothing at all.”

“Thought so.” She smiled pleasantly and walked inside with him.

Pandora looked at Knur. “What just happened? I felt shock and then wonder.”

“I think your little friend is more than the beta she appears to be.”

“She said she isn’t an elf.”

“That merely opens the possibilities to an entire universe.” Knur grinned.

“Wait. What?” She looked up at him and then off to Kay.

Kay was already talking with an excited Myrtle. Apparently, a new book had been dropped off at the home of the archive, and Myrtle was excited by the contents. She was gripping Kay’s hands and chattering on about dragons and djinn.

Pandora walked in, and Myrtle grabbed hold of her, dragging them both to a table in the back that was flanked by two others. The tables were filled with dark elves, and the ladies had their little spot in the centre. Gia and Ornolf joined them, and everyone settled in for lunch.

Myrtle mumbled, “Sorry if I get carried away, but this is such a cool story. Teyval says it’s history.”

Kay said, “Are you sure it isn’t just a story?”

“Well, I am going to tell you all about it, and then you can tell me. Once upon a time, there was an elf princess who was unlike any of her kind before.” Myrtle told the story, and Pandora listened.

Food arrived, they ate, and they listened to the story.

“And at this point, it leads into the queen’s diary. That was horrible, but all of the new talents are in there. They are so strong, and it is so easy to tell who is who based on the descriptions.”

Kay nodded. “That would make sense.”

Myrtle blinked. “Why?”

Kay finished her dessert. “Because they would need you to know that this was foretold so that you would be looking for the women who matched the descriptions and welcomed them. It’s a dangerous time to be out on your own.”

Pandora understood. “And the guys are all linked somehow, so they can send up a flag and get to their mate quickly.”

Myrtle snorted. “Yeah. A bunch of us have bumped into one and summoned a whole herd.”

Kay asked, “Are elves a herd or a glammer or a glitter or even a troupe?”

Pandora smiled. “Good question. Zhin, what would you call it?”

Zhin answered, “Here, it is a colony.”

“Thank you, sweetie.” She blew him a kiss.

Knur growled, and the others laughed.

Kay blinked. “What was that about?”

Pandora smiled. “I am offering Zhin kisses for simple assists, and Knur is grumpy because we didn’t have sex this morning so that my day would be normalish.”

Myrtle nodded. “That would do it. Even without sex, I have designated cuddle times.”

Kay smirked. “Well, I am going to thank you for the story and the lunch and get back to work. We have clients coming in half an hour, and Pandora looks settled.”

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