Painfully Ordinary Special Edition by Stephanie Amox Page A

shown any Feydall tendencies before now.”
    I sensed Leah probe my
mind. Did he just say ’neither one of us‘?
Does that mean we are both Feydall ?
    I shrugged.
    Johr motioned to the
massive couch. “Have a seat. This may take a little while.”
    Jace and Leah sat with
their hands intertwined in her lap. Talon led me over and lowered me to the
couch. He sat next to me and I laid my head on his shoulder, clutching his
hand. He tried to distance himself, but I was unyielding and held on even
tighter. Johr’s eyebrows came together. He didn’t look very happy.
    I raised one eyebrow in
response and reached out to him with my mind.
    Uncle Johr, stop looking at me like that .
    Johr shuddered and studied
me with wide eyes.
    Please understand. I don’t really care about the stupid law. He
makes me happy, and I feel safe with him .
    Johr shook his head. My little Cat. You are truly amazing. However,
the law is absolute and we cannot go against it. We will discuss this later, but
now is not the time.
    The room suddenly pulsed
with light, causing Johr to take a small step back. Talon reached over and rubbed
the back of my hand and the lights slowly resumed a muted glow.
    Breeg chuckled as Johr
exhaled noisily. “Okay. Well, you already know about the Feydall . We are an ancient race who has lived peacefully for
centuries with the Varyo, Lykaios, Osanen and most of the Draíocht .”
    I waved my hand in an
effort to stop him. “Wait, wait, wait . The Varyo I understand because Talon and
Freya are Varyo , however the only Lykaios I know of is Ta’- Sha .”
    “Ta’-Sha? Caitlin, what do
you know of her? Why didn’t you mention her earlier?” Jace reached across Talon
and grabbed my hand.
    Shrugging my shoulders, I
said, “She has appeared to me twice. Based on what Ael’onwe told me, she is
also my protector.”
    “Caitlin, we will come
back to your story. Now Jace, have you not told them of your true nature?” Johr
asked him pointedly.
    Jace dropped my hand and
shrugged his shoulders. “I honestly thought they had put two and two together.”
    Johr nodded. “Well, try
again; I don’t think they are firing on all cylinders today.”
    Jace faced us with an
amused expression. “Caitlin, do you remember the wolf that protected you in the
clearing? Was there anything familiar about him?”
    I studied him, puzzled,
and then hooted with laughter.
    Oh My God. Jace was
the wolf.
    Leah seemed confused. “Wait,
what wolf? You completely lost me. Caiti what happened when you were with
Ryan?”
    Hearing his name sobered
me and tore a growl from Talon’s throat.
    I responded to her,
amused. “Girl, didn’t you wonder why Jace trotted out of the woods by
himself…and shirtless? He certainly didn’t start out that way. Surely he hadn’t
been away from you very long when Talon and I showed up?”
    I watched her face,
waiting for her to grasp what I was saying. Her eyes widened and her mouth
formed a big “O.”
    Finally, she got it.
    She twisted to face Jace
with her lip turned up on side. “No, I still don’t get it.”
    I slapped my forehead with
my palm. “Leah, he was the wolf I saw in the woods!”
    “Oh.” She responded
quietly.
    I was astonished that was
all she had to say. She must’ve been in shock or something.
    Jace waggled his eyebrows
at her and she exhaled and relaxed her shoulders.
    I winked at him and went
back to listening to Johr. Jace seemed to really understand how to disarm her fears.
    “Okay, we have the Varyo and Lykaios sorted out, but what are the Osanen and Draíocht ?”
    He gave me an appreciative
look. “The Osanen are a people of
small stature, but extremely adept at wielding Earth magic, like Breeg. They
tend to live in forests and wooded areas. Most of them like to keep to
themselves, but there are some who have entered mainstream
life and have become quite famous for their acting .
    “Now, the Draíocht are also known as Magi and they
are powerful magicians. There are two factions