Page 115 of The Demon's Delight
Ophelia smirked. “Appreciated.” She looked to me. “Did you need my help today, Hailon?”
“No, I’m doing very well with my control, thank you. I just walked here with Coltor.”
She nodded, looking the much larger man up and down. Meanwhile, he was unabashedly staring at Merry. She, on the other hand, was pretending not to notice and looking at me.
“Alright then. Take your friend into town, would you? The horse is fine here.”
I nodded, and accepted Merry’s arm as she threaded it through mine.
“Be good, Jacks,” she warned. “Nice to meet you…”
“Coltor.” He dipped his head and awkwardly shoved out a hand for her to shake.
I barely contained my laughter, especially when I met Ophelia’s twinkling eye.
“We’ll be back later.”
Coltor looked bereft, like us walking away was removing his safety net as Ophelia took him inside.
“You can help me do some shopping,” I said to Merry, “while you tell me everything.”
Today looked promising as the day I brought home linens and kitchenware. We might have another neighbor in the glade soon who’d need use of our handed-down supplies.
I couldn’t wait to get home to tell Seir.
