Page 2 of Taurus's Quest
Twice now she’d mentioned his favorite weapon, which prompted Taurus to ask, “Where do I find this green lady?”
“In the library.”
“Um, can you be more specific?” Leo queried. “There’s a lot of libraries in the world.”
“Ours, silly.” Olivia snickered as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.
“Wait, the green lady is inside Tower?” Taurus exclaimed, rising from his chair.
“Not yet. I gotta pee.” Olivia suddenly slid from her chair and raced away, leaving the adults to stare at each other in confusion.
“How is a random stranger going to end up in our library?” Aries mused aloud.
“You know Tower likes to collect strays,” Sage reminded as she rubbed the baby’s back.
The magical and sentient structure acted as a home and base for the Zodiac Warriors, but they weren’t the only inhabitants. Although, it should be noted, the warriors never ran into the others. Tower did an excellent job keeping them apart.
“Guess I’ll be camping out in the library until this green lady shows up.” Taurus grimaced. After months of sleeping on the hard ground, he’d been looking forward to snoozing in his bed.
“I don’t think we need to be that drastic. Olivia didn’t give a timeframe. Could be today, tomorrow, a month from now,” Aries noted, but he wore a frown.
“I’m thinking it won’t be long, since Olivia advised me to shave,” Taurus remarked, stroking his beard. Should he remove it? Nah, he’d grown attached, and it was much too epic to toss by the wayside. Besides, why should he care if this green lady would hate it?
“I say the sooner, the better. That bird’s nest on your chin is hideous.”
“Hey!” Taurus glared at Capricorn, who shrugged.
“Just saying it like it is. Right, Zora?” Capricorn glanced at the woman who’d been sitting quietly beside him.
Lots had changed since Taurus left for his mission. Capricorn now had a girlfriend, but not just anyone. During Aries’ summary of events while he’d been gone, Taurus learned Zora was a Zodiac Warrior. Kind of shocking considering they’d never realized a thirteenth ever existed. Even more astonishing, she was the first female one.
Zora shook her head. “Don’t you dare drag me into this.”
“Actually, I want to know. I mean, you’re a woman. Is my splendid beard really that bad?” Taurus gave her his most winsome smile.
Zora shrugged. “Not up to me if I like it or not.”
Before Taurus could continue to pester her, one of the other new residents spoke up. “I will say, personally, I prefer clean shaven.” Dr. Ruth Warmstone’s lips curved into a smile. She side-eyed her paramour, Leo, before adding, “Less chin burn.”
The comment led to Leo’s face turning beet red. “I’m going to check on Olivia.” The man sprang from his chair and sprinted out of the dining room to Ruth’s snickers.
“That was naughty of you,” Sage chided with a smile.
“I can’t resist,” Ruth replied with a laugh.
Zora stood. “I do believe it’s time for my next training lesson also known as my daily ass whooping.”
“Soon, you’ll be the one kicking my butt,” Capricorn promised as they left.
“Guess that’s my cue that I should get to work, too.” Aries stood, and Sage held out the baby.
“Mind taking Little Bean? I’m going to try for a nap.”
“Sure thing.” Aries glanced at Taurus. “Keep me in the loop about the green lady.”
“Will-do, boss.”
“Hold up, Sage, I’ll walk you to our suite.” Aries cradled the baby to his chest and waited for his wife.
