She sighed, and Harper reached out to squeeze her hand.“Save your voice.We might need it for harmony.”
Piper looked at Temal and Yeskin.“I will try.Today.You get one night, Harper.”
“Yeah, I know you are loud.I just want you to save a teeny bit of voice.”
“Yeah, yeah.I will try to keep it quiet.Don’t want to scare the fish or the dragons.”
Harper grinned.“Which one has the flashlight?”
“Surprisingly, Temal.”
“Wow.With that voice, I was sure it was Yeskin.”
Yeskin chuckled.“I am the ghost.”
“Colour me shocked.Okay.Nine tomorrow.Meet me at the bed and breakfast.”
“Yup.Start on the designs, and I will blank the petals out for you tomorrow.”
Harper grinned.“Thanks for the homework.”
“No problem.I guard my voice, and you keep your fingers busy.Have a nice evening.”
Temal laughed and carried her away from the dance floor.The surprising collection of dark elves was congratulating Temal and Yeskin as they walked.
Piper smirked.“And they haven’t even seen me dance.”
Temal carried her to the shore, and then both he and Yeskin glided along the surface toward a grey vessel that looked yachty to Piper’s eyes.Probably didn’t smell of fish.
She watched the water slide past, and then their glide ended up on the deck, where folks jumped into the water and onto attached jet skis.Harper was the one who was used to the islands.Piper was still learning and spent most of her time in the workshop.
Once they were on the ship, two crewmembers reached to help them up the steps, but Temal snorted, crouched, and jumped up and over the railing.
Yeskin used the steps.
“Uh, Temal, Yeskin?That’s a woman.”
Piper grinned.“They need confirmation, or is that a statement?”
“We have a no one-night stand rule on the boat.”Yeskin grinned.
“Oh.”
Temal chuckled.“She is a permanent addition.”
“Oh, fuck.Congratulations.”
She smiled.“Thank you.It was an honour just to be nominated.I’m Piper.”She waved.
“I am Ralz; this is Viko.Pleased to meet you, Piper.”
She would have said something, but Temal turned and walked toward the stairs that led below decks.She said, “I am going to need a tutorial on the parts of a boat.”
“Ship or vessel,” Yeskin growled.
Temal laughed.“Or yacht.”
“I know precisely zero nautical terms.”
