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Instead of saying anything, she slipp
ed her hand into Flint’s and squeezed. He returned the gesture, a weak smile flitting over his face.
“I thought you floated on the top of the water?” Cam asked shortly after arriving himself, with Jared and his na fir ghorma.
We used to, but now the humans are too many.
“Ah.”
It is safer to live beneath the seas and surface only at night.
“For you maybe,” Flint muttered darkly.
You’re perfectly safe Flame-Man. Nothing has broken through our dome since we created it.
“Why do you even have a dome?” Macey asked, still slightly in awe of her surroundings. She looked up, watching as marine life went on above the dome. A shadow passed overhead, swinging its tail from side to side in a graceful movement. Well, she never thought she’d see a shark swimming above her head. Or at least, not one that wasn’t in an aquarium. She shivered slightly, wondering what else was real, and suddenly feeling like she was a sheltered loch kelpie. No wonder her people traditionally went on quests, there was so much more to life than their one loch.
We need air as well as water. Our ancestors discovered this way of getting both.
“But I don’t feel wet,” Jared said, stepping up behind Macey and stroking her back gently. If he carried on doing that, then she certainly would be.
The air is filled with what we need. The salt and the essence. It gives us what we need while still allowing us to breathe.
“I’m so reassured.”
“Flint!” Macey scolded, mortified by his sarcasm. They were guests. Instead, the na fir ghorma Prince seemed to chuckle, his shoulders lifting up and down as he did, but no real sound coming out, nor did it appear in his mind.
I feel the same on land Flame-Man. But I promise you are safe.
“Thank you,” Macey answered hastily, before Flint or one of her other men spoke without thinking and ruined a good thing.
We’ll be having a feast in your honour this evening, I’ll have some clothing sent to your room.
“Room?” Macey squeaked, causing Flint to squeeze her hand this time, and Jared to press his hand more firmly against her back.
Yes, room. You are the Wardens, correct?
“I...yes,” she answered, realising that denying it wouldn’t do them much good right at this moment.
Then I will take you to your room.
9
If you ignored that the bedroom had a glass ceiling that looked out into the ocean, it wasn’t all that different from a house on Earth. With the exception that it was rare to find a bedroom with seven large beds. Was that just coincidence or connected to the Seven Wardens?
Macey was a little apprehensive about it all. It seemed like the blue men had high expectations for them. And she knew absolutely nothing about the prophecy, or what it had to do with her.
Jared threw himself onto one of the beds and spread out his arms. “I like this place. My bed at home isn’t as wide.”
Cam tsked and looked around, examining the room for threats - at least that’s what it looked like. Flint took Macey’s hand and pulled her towards him until she was in his arms, hugged close.
“Are you okay?” he asked in his deep, gentle voice that sounded like embers in a hot fire.
She was about to ask why she wouldn’t be, but that might destroy the atmosphere. So she just nodded and snuggled against his broad chest. He was so nice and warm... Maybe she could persuade him to lie down on the bed? Together? Cuddling? Maybe more? And maybe the other two could join them?
A knock on the door destroyed her fantasies and she stepped away from Flint. They had to keep up appearances, after all.
A young woman entered - the first female na fir ghorma she had seen so far. She didn’t look much different though: the same large mouth, seaweed-like hair, webbed hands and bluish skin. The main thing giving away her gender were the massive breasts, covered only by two seashells. Macey gulped. Hopefully, her guys weren’t into blue-boobed girls. Size wasn’t everything, right?
