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Marcus came to my side, tilting his head.
“Who are you waving to?”
“A girl who helped me pick these! She was super nice.” I presented the basket of beads and other materials. He smirked.
“Is Eli’s craftsmanship side rubbing off on you?” he questioned.
“It’s fun to make things! Plus, you guys are going to be returning to duty when we get to Heila, right? So, we won’t get to see each other,” I pointed out, swallowing the lump in my throat.
“I’ll always have time for you Makoto. All of us would drop everything just to see you. We’re pretty high up in rank at Heila. Kai’s working on our scheduling, but we’re trying to make it so it’s similar to our routine at Knightwood. No matter what we’ll always have breakfast and dinner together,” he reassured me.
“Kai did that? You guys are okay with that? Doing that for me?”
“Our Firefly gets priority more than anything else. We’re your knights. Regardless of what happens in Heila, I’m hoping at least one of us will be with you at all times.”
He reached out for my hand before he pulled me forward to walk to the cashier.
“Now, let’s buy all this stuff so we can try and outrun the storm. I don’t think we’re going to make it, but I know somewhere close to our place where we can ride out the rain. It won’t be a long storm.”
“Okay.”
* * *
“Marcus. I have a question.”
I was relaxed in a pair of shorts and a tank top, my legs crossed as I sat in front of the fireplace.
We’d got caught in the wild thunderstorm, so we found safe haven in the small cabin, a few kilometers away from our home. Marcus knew we’d never make it as we left the town, the grey clouds filling the dark sky.
It rained so hard we’d got drenched in less than a minute, resorting to changing into some clothes we had bought, while ours dried on the wooden table in the dining room.
The small, wooden cabin was very plain and clean, looking as if no one had lived in it for a while.
Marcus explained it was on a part of their land; the boys used it on occasion for survival practice.
As the teachings of Knightwood state – you never know when you’re going to be in a forest filled with snakes. Blasphemy I say.
Marcus walked out of the washroom, my eyes roamed his bare chest. He’d only bought stuff for the others and not one top for himself. I was thankful he’d at least bought a pair of black, workout shorts, which he was now wearing as he strolled towards me.Don’t get distracted by the sexy dragon shifter.
“Ask away, Firefly. And, I’ll try not to distract you,” he commented.
I stuck my tongue out teasingly.
He licked his lips before sitting next to me, crossing his legs as he rotated to face me instead of the fireplace.
“Don’t tempt me Makoto. I can teach that tongue of yours a lesson or two,” he warned, making me gulp.
I took a deep breath as I tried to tame my overly excited hormones. “Who’s Elyion? I found out that Azriel is Daniel’s angel spirit, but last time you said Elyion and Kai’s mentioned that name too when he was talking to EliaseAnne.” I had my speculation as to who this Elyion was, but the only culprit in my mind made no sense.
Why call EliaseAnne a different name, especially when she didn’t look pleased by the term. Did it mean something else?
“I don’t know if I have the right to answer that, love.” He tugged at the hair tie still holding up his man bun, pulling it out to allow his long, brown hair to fall. He ruffled it for a bit, looking deep in thought, his eyes closing for a moment.
I sat patiently, watching different expressions morph on his face before his eyes opened; his sapphire jewels looked beautiful as the fire’s light reflected in them.
“I’m only telling you because I asked Elias and he said he’s fine with you knowing, but apart from our group, no one knows about this. It’s being investigated so we have enough evidence to place on the table before we can make an accusation about this individual. He’s too high in rank for us to use just our word against his, even with physical evidence. Do you understand Makoto? You can’t share this with anyone. Only you and your spirits,” he stressed; his deadpan tone frightened me as his eyes bore into mine.
I pushed my fear to the side and sat up straighter. I wasn’t going to back away from an opportunity to find out more about my knights.
