Page 94 of Enchanted Crown
Keir.
I sensed Esta’s restlessness and anger evenbefore she spoke to me. My eyes instinctively went in the direction of Dra Skor.Sweetheart?
Someone thinks they have seen Morana in Keld. I am sending a team to hunt her down.
My entire body stilled.You aren’t going?
No. I made you a promise.
Good. It’s likely just a ploy to get to you anyway. Keep me posted. We will land in Corsha within the hour. I love you.
I love you.
It was rather amazing I could still speak with Esta telepathically this far away. It wasn’t as easy, but we still could communicate at least. I looked back up to see John and Amory both looking at me. “Sorry. Esta said that someone in Keld may have seen Morana, she is sending a team there, but not going herself.”
“Dammit,” Amory muttered. “I wanted to come here, but I also didn’t want to leave, fearing something like this would happen.”
“I feel similarly,” I agreed.
John added, “And that library keeps calling to me.”
“Well, aren’t we all just a sorry group of ambassadors?” Dex laughed from the door. “We aren’t even there yet, and we already want to go back.”
Amory reached over and grabbed my forearm. “Is Malachi going?”
I looked in her brown eyes and saw her worry. “I’ll ask.”
Es.
Yes?
Is Malachi going on the hunt?
No. He won’t leave my side until you return. Whit and Zaire are both going with their teams.
Amory wanted to know.
The two of them need to figure things out. I have half a mind to lock them into a cell together.
I felt my lips pull into a smile.You are spending entirely too much time with Nana.
There are times her cane would be useful.
I laughed, my eyes going back to Amory. “No. He isn’t going. He’s with Esta. Likely bothering her by never letting her have a moment of peace. Whit and Zaire’s teams are heading up the hunt.” I paused to smile. “She also says she is toying with locking you and Malachi in a cell together until you figure things out.”
“There isn’t anything to figure out,” Amory said quickly. Entirely too quickly.
I took a sip of my tea. “Amory. I thought we talked about this. I know you’re strong, but you can let him in just a little.”
She snorted. “We did not, if I remember correctly, you did the talking and I just stood there.”
Okay, she had a point. I allowed silence to settle around the table, having learned that sometimes my silence sent a louder message.
“I think I missed out on my chance, that’s all,” Amory whispered finally. “I lost my fiancé. I lost my chance at what you and Esta have.”
It was John’s voice which wisely stated, “Your love for your lost fiancé does not have to rival or compete with your feelings for Malachi. They can be separate. You don’t have to put down your love for one to pick up love for the other. You are allowed to love both.”
Amory went still, considering his words.
