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"The Dea al Mon are called the Children of the Wood," Lucivar said "Isn’t hard to figure their Territory would have trees"
"Isn’t hard to figure that the Dea al Mon’s idea of a city is vastly different from Surreal’s," Saetan said
"She doesn’t have to stay there," Lucivar said "She can co there"
"She’s not quite ready to leave Apparently she and Grand extremely well"
It took a minute before Lucivar remembered to breathe Grandmammy Teele, as she was called, was the matriarch of a Dea al Mon clan and had adopted Jaenelle into her family before Saetan had formally adopted Witch She wore the role of cranky old woman because she enjoyed it, but she was a force to be reckoned with--not to ht"
Saetan’s gold eyes twinkled as he said dryly, "Isn’t it?"
TERREILLE
"Cassie"
Cassidy sat back on her heels, looked over her shoulder, and wondered who with--Gray the boy, or Gray as theSince she wasn’t sure, she said warily, "Yes?"
"Do you think you’ve had enough for today?"
Asking, not telling But not a long step away fro, and a much shorter step away from that bossy, fussy state of ot stubborn
"I’ve got one et cleaned up and meet with the Steward for Queen’s work," Cassidy said Whichquietly for the next several hours, an activity that didn’t make Warlord Princes as teht," Gray replied
Satisfied with each other’s answers, they went back to their respective work
Cassidy took her ti the last annual just to stay outside a little while longer and take in how much had been done over the past three days
Lucivar had been a lesson in how one man could shake up a court By the time she and Shira had joined the men, Lucivar had set down rules and boundaries that everyone had agreed to All right, to be accurate, no one had dared to argue Even Gray, as clearly trying to deal with a side of his nature he’d never dealt with before
But Lucivar had done more than set boundaries He’d knocked down boundaries the other
"You have a proble?" Lucivar asked Ranon
"No," Ranon replied
"Then get your ass out in the garden and help Gray There’s no danger of frost any will happen until that ground is cleared Besides, the Healer probably would like to have a little garden of her own to grow at least so brews And since she’s also a Black Widow, she’d appreciate solass finds useful If you’re going to warive her use of ht have been resentful about having any man say that to him if Lucivar hadn’t turned around and done a lot of the work hi a combination of muscle and Craft to clear out the old flower beds with ruthless efficiency He’d shown the others that a Warlord Prince wasn’t just a warrior--and that serving s that ht were important
More than that, Lucivar had been both teacher and leash for Gray, cal that Gray re with her or with her court Three days with Lucivar had taught Gray a lot
Maybe more than she would have wanted him to learn
Cassidy patted the soil around the last little plant, put her tools in the basket Gray had bought for her when he and Lucivar had gone to town, then frowned as she picked up the watering can
Eh to walk over to the pulanced over her shoulder at Gray
Better to ask for help
"Gray? I need to get back to the house now Could you fill the watering can and water this last plant forwith happy enthusiasm
Was that happy, boyish enthusiasm at the core of Jared Blaed Grayhaven, or would it be lost during thisthe Warlord Prince he should have been?
She put her basket of tools away in the shed When she turned around, Gray was blocking the doorway, and there was nothing boyish about the look in his eyes
She walked up to him, not sure of his intentions, but certain he wouldn’t hurt her
"You kissed ht you the blue river plants Today it’sThe lightest touch of his fingers on her hair
Delicious flutters in her belly
He stepped back and s, I’m allowed to kiss you But only above the shoulders For now"
There was a different kind of flutter in her belly "Did he give you a ti down on you like an avalanche?"
"Yes"
Mother Night
"Cassie? If you don’t want me to kiss you, I’ll understand"
Understand what?