“Yeah, she’s good like that.I wish she had a bit more self-preservation.”
“Can you give her anything?”
“No.I am pregnant.Our link locked up the moment she felt it.”
Elida sighed.“Same reason I can’t donate to her.Did she get smaller?”
“Oh, yeah, as her energy depletes, she takes on her actual form.A cute little miss orc, around five foot eight.I will have to bring her a dress and shoes.”
“So, why is she so big when she’s a hunter?”
“Intimidation, and it gives her a better base to fight.It also means she can handle her bike more easily.”Cora held her hand.“It’s a practical shape.”
There was a soft knock, and two high-status orcs came in.One went to Cora and stroked her shoulders; the other stood at the foot of the bed with a focused look on his face.
Elida narrowed her eyes and blinked.There was a very thin link between them.It seemed he was trying to talk to her.
* * * *
Never looked aroundher personal piece of the psychic plane and smiled at her lovely little garden that stretched as far as the eye could see.
She didn’t know how long she had been there, but suddenly, she wasn’t alone.
“Oh, Tam-or.I didn’t see you there.Care for tea?”
He looked at her and slumped with relief.He walked up to her and wrapped her in his arms.“I was worried.”
“I am just in here until I can replenish enough energy to run my body.”
He leaned back.“What happened?”
“Someone else needed it more, far more.So, I kept her running until her link to her mate kicked in, and then it was like I had been pushing against a wall that disappeared.I am guessing I hit the floor and started seizing.”
“Take what you need from me.”
She smiled and leaned back.“Sorry.Can’t.”
He looked angry.“Why not?”
“You and I don’t have enough of a link for me to pull from you.So, it will just take time.”
He hugged her.“You can’t pull from Cora?”
“No, her pregnancy would be the first thing to go.”
“Oh, right.What can I do?”
“Drop me in a forest near a tree that usually has a lot of fruit in the right season.I should be up in a day or so there.”She smiled up at him.“I am guessing I am in hospital?”
“Yes.”
“Then I will be back in about a week.Just tell them to stick me in a corner and leave me on a drip.I will be fine.”
“No, you are not going to stay in a corner.”He held her close.“Draw from me.I can draw from my people.”
“That’s going to be like sucking a steak through a straw.”
He smiled.“Try it.”
