tighter.
"We are on our way to see Prince Aedan, he is ruler of this land. If you have want of the girl, you must speak to him about it." Rysk said evenly. That was a very nice way of saying 'fuck off'.
"Aedan isn't our king, we're on assignment from a higher power." The man said with a sneer.
He lifted his hand and a red light glowed in his palm. In an instant, the Dire Wolves dropped like stones and the Raiders attacked. The man with the glowing palm stepped back from the fray, his palm lifted high.
"Pers!" I yelled above the noise, holding on tight to the sword sheath on his back as he slashed at Raiders that got too close. "We have to take out the guy with the red hand!"
"Hold on!" He yelled back and I gripped myself tight to him and he leapt over the heads of the Raiders and barreled down on the raider with the glowing palm. The man screeched in dismay and reached for his sword but was too slow. Perseus' sword cut through his arm at the elbow and the Dire Wolves came back to life, snarling and snapping and joining the battle.
"Get her to safety!" Tyrant yelled as he broke the neck of one of the Raiders. "To the next town!"
"Ekho!" I yelled behind us as Perseus raced forward. As the noise of the fight faded behind us, the sound of hoof beats filled the air and my tears of worry for my husband shifted to joy as Odin and Finn, with Ekho safely on his back, joined us. We raced on towards the city, leaving our guards to deal with the Raiders.
When we reached the gates of Lorence, I slid off Perseus' back and into Ekho's arms with a sob of relief. "Will the others be okay?" I asked, worried about the cat-men and my guards.
"They're trained warriors, sweetheart," Perseus said as he and the others shifted to their human forms and donned trousers and boots quickly. We ducked into the city and down a dark, empty alley to wait for our group.
"I don't like leaving them behind." I fussed, sitting on Ekho's lap while he sat on the ground. He nuzzled under my ear, purring lightly and holding me close. Perseus rubbed my back and kissed my cheek.
"Jandor is king. He knew what coming along meant and he accepted that. He's the one that told us to follow you to make sure you reached the city safely." Ekho said.
"Besides, if we'd stayed close, there could have been more. We'd have been separated, in the dark, and vulnerable. Coming here, where they don't dare, was the best choice. You can't be taken by the wizard, sweet." Perseus said.
"Why don't they come into Lorence?" I started to relax, even though I felt guilty for the others fighting on my behalf.
"Because it's where the king's private army go to retire. The Raiders know to steer clear, period." Ekho said.
Well, a town full of retired royal army was a pretty good place to relax. A thought struck me and I voiced it, "How will we get home safely?"
"What?" Perseus asked.
"When we can leave the palace, how will we get back to, well, wherever we're going to live without all these guards?"
"The prince will surely see us back safely to Cholas." Perseus said.
"Cholas?" I tipped my chin back and looked at Ekho.
He raised a brow. "Of course honey kitten. The Centaurs are a close people and they'll accept me as your husband, too. And as far as being safe, Jandor has already said that we only need to send word to him and they'll meet us here and escort us back to Netic Springs. They haven't seen any action in a while. The Tigerana are proud people, well renown warriors even among the other cat-people. They're happy to help."
With that bit of information, I settled down against him, holding Perseus' hand while they talked quietly around me. It seemed like hours, although it probably wasn't that long, before our group returned and we met them outside the alley. We had lost no one, and although some of the wolves and cats were injured, none seriously. The Raiders had lost many and eventually
"We are on our way to see Prince Aedan, he is ruler of this land. If you have want of the girl, you must speak to him about it." Rysk said evenly. That was a very nice way of saying 'fuck off'.
"Aedan isn't our king, we're on assignment from a higher power." The man said with a sneer.
He lifted his hand and a red light glowed in his palm. In an instant, the Dire Wolves dropped like stones and the Raiders attacked. The man with the glowing palm stepped back from the fray, his palm lifted high.
"Pers!" I yelled above the noise, holding on tight to the sword sheath on his back as he slashed at Raiders that got too close. "We have to take out the guy with the red hand!"
"Hold on!" He yelled back and I gripped myself tight to him and he leapt over the heads of the Raiders and barreled down on the raider with the glowing palm. The man screeched in dismay and reached for his sword but was too slow. Perseus' sword cut through his arm at the elbow and the Dire Wolves came back to life, snarling and snapping and joining the battle.
"Get her to safety!" Tyrant yelled as he broke the neck of one of the Raiders. "To the next town!"
"Ekho!" I yelled behind us as Perseus raced forward. As the noise of the fight faded behind us, the sound of hoof beats filled the air and my tears of worry for my husband shifted to joy as Odin and Finn, with Ekho safely on his back, joined us. We raced on towards the city, leaving our guards to deal with the Raiders.
When we reached the gates of Lorence, I slid off Perseus' back and into Ekho's arms with a sob of relief. "Will the others be okay?" I asked, worried about the cat-men and my guards.
"They're trained warriors, sweetheart," Perseus said as he and the others shifted to their human forms and donned trousers and boots quickly. We ducked into the city and down a dark, empty alley to wait for our group.
"I don't like leaving them behind." I fussed, sitting on Ekho's lap while he sat on the ground. He nuzzled under my ear, purring lightly and holding me close. Perseus rubbed my back and kissed my cheek.
"Jandor is king. He knew what coming along meant and he accepted that. He's the one that told us to follow you to make sure you reached the city safely." Ekho said.
"Besides, if we'd stayed close, there could have been more. We'd have been separated, in the dark, and vulnerable. Coming here, where they don't dare, was the best choice. You can't be taken by the wizard, sweet." Perseus said.
"Why don't they come into Lorence?" I started to relax, even though I felt guilty for the others fighting on my behalf.
"Because it's where the king's private army go to retire. The Raiders know to steer clear, period." Ekho said.
Well, a town full of retired royal army was a pretty good place to relax. A thought struck me and I voiced it, "How will we get home safely?"
"What?" Perseus asked.
"When we can leave the palace, how will we get back to, well, wherever we're going to live without all these guards?"
"The prince will surely see us back safely to Cholas." Perseus said.
"Cholas?" I tipped my chin back and looked at Ekho.
He raised a brow. "Of course honey kitten. The Centaurs are a close people and they'll accept me as your husband, too. And as far as being safe, Jandor has already said that we only need to send word to him and they'll meet us here and escort us back to Netic Springs. They haven't seen any action in a while. The Tigerana are proud people, well renown warriors even among the other cat-people. They're happy to help."
With that bit of information, I settled down against him, holding Perseus' hand while they talked quietly around me. It seemed like hours, although it probably wasn't that long, before our group returned and we met them outside the alley. We had lost no one, and although some of the wolves and cats were injured, none seriously. The Raiders had lost many and eventually
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