Page 39 of MidKnight
Blue shook his head again.
I sighed.
“Is he here to harm me?”
Head shake.
“Harm anyone I know?”
Head shake.
“Is he also under a spell?”
That got a nod.
“So, he’s human?”
That got a head waver from side to side.
“Part human?”
A nod. And the bunny took a hop forward at that.
I sighed and looked at Connor, who pulled a glowing stone out of his pocket and surreptitiously flashed it so I could see the bright light.
Dammit all. I couldn’t just hand the bunny off to some child in the crowd.
Connor had the audacity to look a little amused.
I glared at him, “I suppose we need to get back to the palace. I think Cerena needs to spend some more time with our new animal friends.”
Isla looked like she wanted to ask about the rabbit in my lap and the bird on my shoulder as we rode in a royal carriage back to the palace. But she held her tongue.
Ember, my fairy friend, was not so tactful when we trudge back into the Great Hall in the palace.
“I heard you have a whole menagerie!” she laughed, arms outstretched. “I just love animals! That winged bear I got to ride over on was just the sweetest!”
When Blue and the bunny saw Ember getting close, they both backed behind me. I couldn’t blame them. Ember was loud and boisterous. And it seemed as if, even though they were spelled people, some animal instincts kicked in for Blue and his rabbit friend.
“Sorry, Ember. I think they’re shy.” I scooped up the rabbit and Blue and walked past her. I wasn’t trying to be rude, but I was eager for Cerena to figure out a spell to change these poor people back to their original forms. There was far too much dark magic going around right now.
I left the animals with my mage, promising to pick them up at sundown.
Cerena took one look at the rabbit and Connor’s glowing stone and said, “Really? What are the odds? Two people with the same spell?” She sighed and had me put the rabbit on her work table.
Declan and Connor had followed me in, Declan with his brow furrowed. He glanced up at Cerena, “What did you just say?”
“I said, what are the odds of two of the same? Got to be the same person casting this spell, same magic—”
Declan stared at her for a second, but then latched onto my arm and Connor’s. “Thank you, Cerena! We’ll be back to check on them in a bit.”
He literally dragged Connor and I through the halls until we came to a concealed royal passage. Then he basically shoved us inside. The guards followed until we came out in the hallway leading to my chambers.
Once we were in my rooms, Connor turned to Declan and asked, “What’s wrong?”
“What are the odds?” Declan asked. “What are the odds of having two girls?”
Connor laughed. “Are you thinking about kids already? We’ve barely been—”
