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“Tomorrow? Adam said we should wait a few days.”
“And I said we shouldn’t let him run out of medicine. You saw what happened when he missed a dose. His thinking got darker. He wasn’t acting like himself.”
Tor considered me for a long moment.
“Not tomorrow. The day after. I need to speak to Brog and talk to Cassie and Ryan.”
* * *
“We agreedwe’d wait a few days,” Adam said angrily.
“No, you acknowledged you shouldn’t be so impatient about your progress. I never said anything about waiting to get you more medicine. The pain is clouding your judgment.”
“My judgment is fine. Yours is the one that’s—.”
“Adam,” Tor said sharply. “No yelling at June.”
Adam’s face flushed, and he closed his eyes for a long moment.
“Ganging up on me is a low move,” he said more calmly.
“That’s not what we’re doing, Adam,” I said. “We both care about you and want to help.”
“I don’t want your help!”
Tor’s hand closed over my shoulder.
“June, go for a walk. Adam and I need to talk.”
“Get him to take his next pill. No more saving.”
Tor grunted then gently steered me out of the room, and closed the door in my face. But, I could still hear what was being said.
“If you cannot return June’s kindness, do not speak. She is too good and too smart for you, remember? You are a lucky man. Stop being so stupid.”
Smiling slightly, I put Adam’s oatmeal on the counter and bundled up for an early morning walk. Hopefully after the oxy kicked in, Adam would eat and apologize for upsetting Tor. Tor’s defense of me was sweet. He understood Adam was in pain, but in Tor’s mind, that was no excuse for Adam to take out his frustration on me. And Tor was right. It wasn’t a good reason. That didn’t mean I didn’t understand, though.
I nodded to the fey I passed and wandered to the cows, content to watch them graze.
“Good morning, June.”
I glanced toward the fey approaching me and smiled in welcome.
“Good morning, Turik. What are you up to today?”
“Cow watching until Hannah and Eden start fighting.”
“Uh…why are they fighting?”
“Eden fights to learn. Hannah fights because Merdon says it’s good for her.”
“Can I watch too?”
“Yes.”
We walked together to the other end of the settlement. Other fey were already gathering around another semi-empty lot. The scarecrow dummy with all the holes in it made sense. It was obviously some kind of target. The colorful mound of melted plastic made no sense at all.
“Are those penises?” I asked.
