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It was a jolt to be within the flow of time once more. Stone and Rosamunde appeared frozen.
“Where is your mine, Rez?”
“Can you hold us steady for a moment? I need to let Oregis know we’re coming.”
r /> “Sure.”
He contacted Oregis telepathically and ignored the gremlin’s complaints. Please keep Holly in mind and try to control the sex talk.
I will take my wife as often as I want.
I’m not talking about the act. I’m talking about your loose lips.
He sensed the gremlin was chuckling. But my wife likes my loose lips, especially around her –
Rez cut him off. Shut it, you demon with twitchy ears. Be respectful.
Knowing Oregis would happily engage in an argument if given the chance, Rez shut the communication down. To Holly, he said, “He’s decent. Let’s go.”
“I need some guidance here.”
“Right. You’ve never been to the mine or my office. If you picture Oregis, will that take us there?”
“Yes.” He watched her close her eyes and the vibration grew stronger. He still held her hand in his.
When the time-path moved, he didn’t see anything until they arrived. Then his office appeared behind a blur. The walls were pinned with a dozen large maps. Oregis hovered over one of the tables, also laden with maps. He was holding a magnifying glass in one hand and making notes with the other. He’d been a rock hound since he’d first held a crystal in his hands as an infant.
When Holly released the time-path, Rez stood four feet away.
The gremlin glanced back at him. “Glad you made it.”
But Oregis had an edge that was very familiar to Rez. Something was going on.
Despite his concerns about Oregis’s current state of mind, he relayed their current objective to head into the black market to locate either Cruce’s lair or Underworld or both.
Oregis turned then levitated to meet Rez eye-to-eye. “Are you crazy, Warrior? Underworld is full of the worst of our world. Most of those cretins take dark fae potions and commit abominable acts as a way to start the night. Not gonna do it. Besides I need to be here.”
Rez was ready to argue but Oregis got a phone call. Oregis turned away from Rez and spoke in a low tone. “I’m working on it, Luv. You know how much you mean to me. I’ll have word for you by midnight. You know I will.”
Rez saw the tension in his shoulders that didn’t let up even when Oregis put his phone back in the pocket of his leathers.
“The little woman holding out on you?” Rez often teased him.
“We had a down week. Here I mean.” He swept a hand to encompass the office. His eyes were pinched. Oregis went back to the map and pointed to the northwest corner of Tannisford. “There’s something here I want a couple of our miners to explore. I know we found a cache of rubies nearby sometime last year. I’m going to send one of my lead men out there. But I need to go with them.”
These words gave Rez the full picture. He crossed to the safe on the far wall, spun the dial back and forth following the code. He’d used Isobel’s birthdate.
He reached in and removed a small dark blue velvet bag. There were several rubies inside.
Rez returned to the map and set it down in front of Oregis. “I told you to use these as needed.”
Oregis scowled. “They’re for your daughter.”
“And for you. I need you at full bore. More than ever. You know what’s at stake.”
“I don’t know what to say.”
Rez laughed. “Thank you will do.”
