Page 12 of My Haven
“This is easy peazy stuff. No mass murders or nothin’.”
“Maybe Amelia should help,” Caiden interjected, now sounding worried.
“Sorry bucko. She’s going to be in Éire Danu, so you’re stuck with me,” Meryn said, enjoying the sound of trepidation in his voice.
“Mass murders?” he asked.
“None this week, swearsies.”
“Okay, we can discuss it when you get here. Goodbye, our little Terrorist.”
“Bye Cai,” Amelia said, and sniffled again only after the call disconnected. “Meryn, please don’t get our brother arrested.”
Meryn waved her hand at her big-sister cousin. “Even if he got locked up, I can change his charges.”
“On that note, we’ll head back to Éire Danu, so Amelia can lie down,” Darian said, looking to his mother.
The queen smiled. “I’ll take care of it. Let Amelia rest.”
Darian used his ring, opened the portal and they along with Cord, stepped through. When the light faded, the queen turned to Meryn. “I have a gift for you.”
Brennus went to where they had been sitting and picked up a square box. He solemnly handed it to is mate. “I’ll call Magnus,” he said.
The queen turned to face Meryn and handed her the box. “This is for you, from a lot of people that love you dearly.”
Brennus stepped forward holding up a phone.
“Hey, Magnus.”
“Hello, darling.”
“I got a box.”
“I see that. Are you going to open it?”
Meryn took the box, then looked around for Ryuu. She hated getting actual gifts, she never knew what to say. When she felt his hand on her shoulder, she opened the box and gasped. “My tiara! Magnus, you promised me one!”
“And I have delivered on that promise.”
The queen smiled. “It’s a bit more than that, dearest. Lift it out.”
Meryn picked up the delicate headpiece. “It’s not a tiara, it’s shaped different.”
“It’s a Regalis Crown, the first and only one in existence.”
Behind her she could hear Aiden choking on air, so it had to be serious.
“Sooooo, like a get out of jail free card?” she asked. She turned it over in her hands. “It’s so light!”
It looked like strands of silver thread had been woven delicately into intricate knots and braids. Three polished stones were set in the center and above it an empty bracket. On either side of the empty bracket there were two more stones. On the left the burnished red stone was encircled by an intertwined dragon swallowing its own tail. On the right a large claw clutched at theivory gem. Hidden along the flatter metals more squiggles that she couldn’t read almost looked like filigree.
“Umm thanks?”
Kendrick was laughing so hard he was crying. Byron and Brennus were smiling, and the queen was shaking her head. “Kendrick, if you would please?”
Wiping his eyes, he reached into his pocket and pulled out a diamond easily the size of her fist. When he took the crown and added the large stone to the center bracket it looked as if the branches shifted to cradle it on all sides. When he was done, he handed back to her.
“Dude! Is that a diamond?”
