“Oh, good.I thought he went alone.”
He chuckled and walked to his car.To her shock, the other two speakers followed them.She whispered, “What are they doing?”
“You are the shaman to their clans; they are tasked to defend you.Speakers are thugs for a reason.”
“I thought speakers had magic for non-magical races.”
“Yup.And we have a physical imprint that lets us act when magic fails.”He smiled.
“I have never had magic fail.”
He snorted.“Of course you haven’t.You are made of it.”
“I am?”
“Sure.That’s what’s under your skin and shines in your eyes.”He opened the car door and set her on the passenger seat.“We will need blood from you, Never.”
“Sure.Give me a draw kit, and I can do that now.”
“No.Not tonight.Tonight, you recover from your unexpected practice at being a shaman, and the drawing and designs can come tomorrow.”
She smiled and nodded to the other two speakers.“Evening, guys.”
They both nodded with smiles, and Tam-or closed the door.She got her seatbelt on and sat facing forward when he got into the driver’s seat.
“Any questions?”
She pursed her lips.“One, but you are going to laugh.”
He eased past the crowd and said, “Okay, go ahead.”
“Do I have to fuck the troll, too?That is one yoga class too far.”
He fought the grin.“While he would probably enjoy that, no, you don’t have to.”
“I would definitely have to stretch first.”
“Stop thinking about fucking the troll.”He growled.
She laughed.“I have something to ask you when we get back to my place.”
“Really?What?If it is about screwing the goblin, he’s married.”
She snickered.“You will have to wait.It isn’t the kind of thing that I can ask when I am sleepy.I am trying to figure out the correct phrasing.”
“Oh, so it is a serious ask.Okay.”
She could see him click into speaker mode.His face was stern, shoulders back, and posture was better.She wondered if his mother had told him he was a speaker just to straighten his spine.
She watched the night go past and remembered the shocked expression on his face when he realized she really shouldn’t be driving.That was going to be a quick smile any time she needed it.
When they got to the house, she unbuckled and reached for the door.The door tingled under her fingers, and she couldn’t open it.“What the hell?”
Tam-or spoke as he opened his door.“When I am driving you, I open your door.”
He closed his door and walked around the vehicle to open her door.He opened it without a problem and gripped her waist to ease her to the pavement.She stood and stared up at him.
“You had a request?”
