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Chapter 8
“Well, well, what do we have here?” A snide, husky voice asked, as a dark form emerged from the shadowy forest surrounding them.
Nayome squinted into the dim light as a slim, leather clad woman stepped out of the darkness into the fading light the fireflies had left in their wake. She recognized her from the day before.Wynn, the mean one.
“Wynn, pleasure as always.” Balfor drawled. “What brings you to this neck of the woods?”
“You know what brought me. I’m sure the others will be along shortly.” Wynn said, eyes shooting daggers as they leapt between Balfor and Nayome and eagerly searched the surrounding forest beyond where they stood.
“So you felt it too?” Balfor asked.
Wynn rolled her eyes as she took in the sight of them, streaked with silver dust.
“Spare me the innocent act. What did you do, Bal? And in front of adaonna.” Scorn dripped from every syllable, and Nayome shifted uncomfortably as Wynn’s eyes seemed to bore into her.
“We just got here, same as you.” Balfor said, managing to sound casual as he folded his arms across his broad chest, leaning back against the trunk of a tree.
“Please spare me the bullshit Bal. You are both covered in the light ofteine.We all felt the energy. You must have—”
“Wynn, you know I couldn’t have done anything. I am of the healers. I cannot callteineto me, and Nayome isdaonnalike you said. We just arrived in time to bask in the glow.”
“You brought her here? The old laws may treat her as guest, but we cannot trust her with—”
“Gabe will decide what we cannot trust her with.”
“Gabe is not the only deciding factor—”
“Wynn, the more you say, the more you expose us.”
Nayome straightened her back as both Balfor and Wynn’s gaze suddenly shifted towards her. Balfor was obviously trying to downplay her role in what had happened. She didn’t understand why, but she was on board keeping information from Wynn, who clearly disliked her, hatred shining clearly in her eyes.
“Will someone please tell me what is going on?” Nayome asked, widening her eyes in what she hoped looked like fear. She was pretty freaked out, so doe eyed fear wasn’t a look that was a far stretch.
Balfor gave her a quick nod, as though he appreciated her co-operation. Wynn just scoffed.
“Why did you bring her out here, Balfor?”
“She is a guest, as you said. She wanted some fresh air, so we were walking through the woods.”
“You let her walk freely in our sacred—”
“Wynn.” Balfor cut her off. “She wanted some air, so we walked the bridges. There had been naught to see until the phenomenon that brought you here.”
“I don’t understand.” Nayome cut in. She wasn’t sure why, but she was sure she didn’t want Wynn to know about her involvement in that energy surge. “The fireflies were beautiful, and unusual, but hardly a phenomenon…”
“Nayome is right.” Balfor agreed. “She is a scientist, and would know better than us. We were lucky to have caught sight of such a display, but in the depths of the rainforest, I’m sure the occurrence isn’t a one off.”
Wynn’s eyes narrowed, obviously trapped. If she disagreed with them, she would risk giving away whatever information she was trying to hide. Nayome still wasn’t sure what was going on, but it was impossible to ignore the fact that some kind of energy had flowed through her. The silver dust, still sending electric pulses through her blood, was not something she could explain away.
Wynn settled her hard gaze square on Nayome. “We are a private people. You are not welcome.”
“I would love nothing more than to leave.”
Wynn chuckled darkly at that. Nayome straightened her spine in surprise, she hadn’t pegged her for someone with a sense of humor, even if it was a dark one.
“If it were up to me—”
“Wynn. Enough.” Balfor said, flatly.
