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Unlike them, I liked the chaos, though.
Dakota did too, even if she wouldn’t admit it.
“I can ask a few of the fae to help you make a house here, if you’re going to stay?” She flashed me a hopeful smile.
“We’re going to stay,” I agreed. “But I think we can handle it. The power will feel a little different if we let someone else build it.” I glanced at Remmo, to make sure we were on the same page, and he nodded.
Was it just me, or was there a little pride in his eyes?
“Awesome.” Dakota grinned at me.
“I’m going to find you someone to fight with,” Remmo told me, leaning in and kissing my forehead. “I’ll be back for you soon.”
He was giving me privacy to talk to Dakota—which I appreciated tremendously, mostly because I knew he was possessive enough that he’d have a hard time walking away from me.
But he respected my need for space, and that meant a lot to me.
“You’re learning to fight?” Dakota asked me, surprise lacing her voice.
“Yeah. It was rough at first—the memories.” I shivered, and she shuddered. “But we’re pushing past it. I still suck, but I suck a little less. Remmo thinks I’ll be able to throw a punch at someone other than him now. I don’t know if he’s right, but it’s worth a try. I don’t want to be useless if the klynnas get out.”
“I don’t either,” Dakota admitted. “Aev and I have sort of become friends. I’m hoping if I’m with him when the bond breaks, maybe he’ll be able to stop himself from releasing them.”
I nodded. “I hope you’re right. How are the new humans adjusting?”
“Better than the rest of us did. I think having the female fae around and never having to run for their lives from the fae men during the Wild Hunt’s charade made the adjustment easier for them. Most of them still refuse to try shifting, but that’s their call anyway.”
“I don’t blame them. That shit was scary when we first got here.” Changing the subject as we continued to walk, I said, “Remmo wants me to take his place on the unseelie council. He won’t join the other generals—he wants me to be his priority, because I still haven’t given him my name or the details about my past.”
Dakota grimaced. “Would he join them if you told him?”
“I doubt it. He’s really not interested—and he thinks I’d be better for the job.” I rolled my eyes at her, but she shrugged.
“I actually think you’d be good at it too.”
I shot her an incredulous look. “What are you talking about?”
She gestured toward a group of male fae, who were cooking something up at the kitchen. Two of the unseelie chicks were with them, not flirting but just talking. “Who are they?”
I rattled off the men’s names, followed by the women’s.
She pointed to the left, where a group of fae men were participating in some kind of rowdy wrestling competition. The fact that Dakota hadn’t turned and ran in the other direction from the fighting was a huge sign of growth for her, but she didn’t acknowledge it. “Who are they?”
“I don’t see why knowing their names has anything to do with leading,” I countered.
She gave me a pointed look.
I heaved a sigh, and told her all of their names.
“You know the fae. You like them. More than any of the other women here, I would say. And they all know you, because of the thing with Teris and now the thing with Remmo. They like you.”
“That’s what Remmo said, but I still don’t think they can respect me for chasing Teris,” I argued.
Dakota laughed. “The male faewishthey had an opportunity to chase a woman the way you chased Teris. They understand how much it sucks to get rejected. I think they like you more for it.”
“He said that too,” I replied glumly. “You think I should do it?”
“I think you should do whatever makes you happy,” she said simply. “You would be a good council-member, but that doesn’t mean you’re obligated to do it. You could just hear them out, and see if you think you’d enjoy it. If Remmo’s not going to do it, you’re probably the second-best thing in their eyes.”
