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Dark Glen lay only a few leagues away, but she wasn’t ready to go back yet She never knehere or when sheat it," as Gwenvael so eloquently put it The late hour and a brief check around assured her that she was alone

Morfyd quickly stripped off her robes and dove naked into the lake She enjoyed the rush of cold water over her human form She didn’t knohy but her kind did love water She’d envied Fearghus a bit when he found his lair A cave with its own freshwater lake Now that was heaven

"She couldn’t have gotten far Go that way I’ll check the lake" Morfyd froze She heardfor her She swae of the lake and had just pulled herself out when a man stumbled from the bushes She stood tall, ready to burn hi to face her

"Brastias?"

"Morfyd Good We were" Brastias stopped Apparently he just realized she was naked and he becaht eyes seeroan, "Daers "Brastias!"

"Uh" He yanked himself out of his trance and turned away from her "Sorry Sorry I just didn’tIuh"

Morfyd grabbed her robes froround "What is it? What do you want?"

"I need you to get word toumumuh"

"Annwyl?"

"Yes, that’s it"

Morfyd wanted to laugh but her sudden awareness of her own naked body trapped the sound in her throat She pulled on her clothes "You can," she cleared her throat, "turn around now"

Brastias looked over his shoulder at her "I’e I didn’t know you’d be hereuhbathing"

Morfyd pushed her wet hair off her face "No bother Really We’ll siain Ever Now you said you had a e for Annwyl"

"Yes" He slowly turned his body to face her "We’ve received word that Lorcan will be attacking this village in three days ti to move the women and children to the Citadel of Ó Donnchadha We think they’ll be safe thereI never knew your hair hite"

Morfyd’s head snapped up, her eyes locking with Brastias’s

"UhI mean," he continued in a rush, "we believe Lorcan hi I haven’t seen him in battle for quite so for this chance I need you to let her know"

"I will"

"No e, so if she’s not ready"