what the others are up to.'
Phroma was silent for a few moments as she chatted to Loushka and Gredel waited patiently. As a griffon rider, he’d been linked to Phroma from her birth and was able to communicate with her via telepathy. All griffon riders had this ability once they had linked. The bonus with speaking telepathically was that you could share images as well as thoughts and Phroma was able to show Gredel the image of Catherine’s astonished face.
Looks like I'm not the only one to make a fool of myself.
He roared with laughter, loud enough to startle those in the tent into silence, as he watched the flustered redhead run off down the track.
Finally, we settled down and the others grabbed the things they wanted to wash. This time, we would do it as a group and we’d inform the men that we didn’t need any entertainment.
Kassie winked at me.
'No matter how attractive, huh, Cat.'
I fought back a smile and growled at her, 'Enough. I’m trying to look normal here instead of resembling a tomato.'
The others grinned at that.
'Ready, Cat?' asked Loi, her eyes dancing.
'As ready as I’ll ever be. Let’s get this over with.'
We walked out to the breakfast area toward the men and they all gave low bows as we approached.
When they straightened up we could see they were trying not to laugh.
He must have relayed the story well, they all look quite amused. I fought the urge to blush as I turned to Alek.
'I trust you are done with swimming at the moment?'
His lips twitched slightly as he gave another bow.
'Indeed, allow me to return the dagger you dropped.'
Alek gravelly handed over the weapon.
Biting my lip hard to stop from laughing, I accepted the dagger.
'Thank you.'
Sian watched, amused, as the couple exchanged polite chit chat along with Cat’s dagger.
I wonder how long it’ll last, she thought. Cat’s awful at holding back laughter, and if she chomps on the inside of her cheek any harder she’ll bite through it.
Sure enough, Cat gave a gasp and doubled up.
With a concerned expression Alek reached for her but before he got there she’d sunk to the ground in helpless laughter and caused them all to start again.
It looked like Gredel had got over his own embarrassment, Daron thought, as he watched him laughing hard with Kassandra. Sian, the petite blond, held one hand delicately in front of her mouth as she giggled, tears streaming down her face.
I grabbed Alek’s outstretched arm and pulled him down beside me while I tried to contain the hiccups I’d developed.
'I’m ‘hic’ so sorry. ‘hic’ I didn’t mean to stare ‘hic’ you do have a rather ‘hic’ good figure by the ‘hic’ way and ‘hic’ hey, I’m only human.'
I leaned against him as I hiccupped and laughed, trying to catch my breath.
Alek stared down at me in astonishment.
'You are a remarkably honest woman.'
I laughed.
'Yep. And just try shutting me up.'
He laughed then.
'Well, I seem to have discovered one way to leave you lost for words.'
I gave him a shove, 'Conceited much. You wait. IF there is a next time I won’t even spare you a glance.'
Well that broke any awkwardness now, didn’t it?
Alek looked down at the feisty red head; her green eyes gleamed with mirth, and laughed at her threat.
'I’ll have to try harder then.'
He stood and helped her to her feet. The others still chuckled and the formal mood had gone completely. Daron and Rumal chatted to Sian and Kassandra, and Sabyn had appeared with a plate of food for Laura who beamed in delight.
I accepted another plate from Sabyn and sat down to eat.
Afterward Daron and Alek carried our gear to the river so we could wash it. It seemed the chivalrous male was normal here. Nothing wrong with that, and I winked at Loi as she arched an eyebrow at me.
I scrubbed the gunk off the daggers with handfuls of river sand, relieved to see the blades shiny again. Even my clothes survived a vigorous wash, which was great as I wasn’t going to wear
Phroma was silent for a few moments as she chatted to Loushka and Gredel waited patiently. As a griffon rider, he’d been linked to Phroma from her birth and was able to communicate with her via telepathy. All griffon riders had this ability once they had linked. The bonus with speaking telepathically was that you could share images as well as thoughts and Phroma was able to show Gredel the image of Catherine’s astonished face.
Looks like I'm not the only one to make a fool of myself.
He roared with laughter, loud enough to startle those in the tent into silence, as he watched the flustered redhead run off down the track.
Finally, we settled down and the others grabbed the things they wanted to wash. This time, we would do it as a group and we’d inform the men that we didn’t need any entertainment.
Kassie winked at me.
'No matter how attractive, huh, Cat.'
I fought back a smile and growled at her, 'Enough. I’m trying to look normal here instead of resembling a tomato.'
The others grinned at that.
'Ready, Cat?' asked Loi, her eyes dancing.
'As ready as I’ll ever be. Let’s get this over with.'
We walked out to the breakfast area toward the men and they all gave low bows as we approached.
When they straightened up we could see they were trying not to laugh.
He must have relayed the story well, they all look quite amused. I fought the urge to blush as I turned to Alek.
'I trust you are done with swimming at the moment?'
His lips twitched slightly as he gave another bow.
'Indeed, allow me to return the dagger you dropped.'
Alek gravelly handed over the weapon.
Biting my lip hard to stop from laughing, I accepted the dagger.
'Thank you.'
Sian watched, amused, as the couple exchanged polite chit chat along with Cat’s dagger.
I wonder how long it’ll last, she thought. Cat’s awful at holding back laughter, and if she chomps on the inside of her cheek any harder she’ll bite through it.
Sure enough, Cat gave a gasp and doubled up.
With a concerned expression Alek reached for her but before he got there she’d sunk to the ground in helpless laughter and caused them all to start again.
It looked like Gredel had got over his own embarrassment, Daron thought, as he watched him laughing hard with Kassandra. Sian, the petite blond, held one hand delicately in front of her mouth as she giggled, tears streaming down her face.
I grabbed Alek’s outstretched arm and pulled him down beside me while I tried to contain the hiccups I’d developed.
'I’m ‘hic’ so sorry. ‘hic’ I didn’t mean to stare ‘hic’ you do have a rather ‘hic’ good figure by the ‘hic’ way and ‘hic’ hey, I’m only human.'
I leaned against him as I hiccupped and laughed, trying to catch my breath.
Alek stared down at me in astonishment.
'You are a remarkably honest woman.'
I laughed.
'Yep. And just try shutting me up.'
He laughed then.
'Well, I seem to have discovered one way to leave you lost for words.'
I gave him a shove, 'Conceited much. You wait. IF there is a next time I won’t even spare you a glance.'
Well that broke any awkwardness now, didn’t it?
Alek looked down at the feisty red head; her green eyes gleamed with mirth, and laughed at her threat.
'I’ll have to try harder then.'
He stood and helped her to her feet. The others still chuckled and the formal mood had gone completely. Daron and Rumal chatted to Sian and Kassandra, and Sabyn had appeared with a plate of food for Laura who beamed in delight.
I accepted another plate from Sabyn and sat down to eat.
Afterward Daron and Alek carried our gear to the river so we could wash it. It seemed the chivalrous male was normal here. Nothing wrong with that, and I winked at Loi as she arched an eyebrow at me.
I scrubbed the gunk off the daggers with handfuls of river sand, relieved to see the blades shiny again. Even my clothes survived a vigorous wash, which was great as I wasn’t going to wear
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