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They turned the corner as Oye started to tell him what she’d learned. Something in the distance caught her attention and she found her former thoughts derailed.
She said instead, “What. Is. That?”
Castian followed her line of sight. “Oh, they’re Pegasus.”
“You say that like it’s normal for people to keep magical creatures in their barn,” Oye said, “Is that what you guys are going to be riding?”
Castian felt amusement at her reaction, at one point such luxuries had been trite to him. And now, well he wasn’t exactly living a life where riding Pegasus was normal. “Well, it’s what one usually does when they are presented with a horse-like creature.”
“Ha, ha,” Oye mocked him, her eyes firmly on the beautiful creatures of varying colors. “Go ahead and make fun of me, but it’s not every day a city girl like me gets to see them. They aren’t allowed within the Veil City walls.”
Castian walked with her along the field. “They have sensitive constitutions. Living within the Veil would crush their spirits. It’s too harsh of a place to keep them.”
“I’m surprised you came, Torick.”
The two of them stopped, and half turned to find Tillon and Jake walking towards them. Both of them were wearing riding clothes. Castian hadn’t thought they could look any more pompous than yesterday; he’d obviously been wrong.
“Well, the lady wished to see what all the fuss was about,” Castian said, pulling Oye to his side. He shouldn’t feel so intensely satisfied having her near him, and yet the minute she was pressed against him he suddenly felt as if the suffocating hatred in his mind cleared. Usually, he’d have pulled out a set of his favorite puzzles but so far, when Oye was in his presence he didn’t feel such need.
Jake sneered, once again shooting a look of disgust in Oye’s direction. If Castian wasn’t playing at being a limp wristed playboy. He’d have shoved an entire sword down the man’s throat. “I’m sure, it’s not every day one at her level could be blessed to even see one.”
Castian mentally counted to three, why did dick face Jake insist on insulting his woman.
All Stop.
She wasn’t his anything.
“Jake, you should be nicer to her.” Tillon crooned but his expression didn’t have a drop of real kindness on it. If anything, Castian was sure the decrepit fucker was enjoying it. “The less favored should be allowed to view beauty every once and while.”
“Ah, then it’s similar to looking at Torick.” Castian glanced to his side to find Oye looking up at him. Her eyes aglow with warmth.
“Every once in a while I have to stare at him to renew my sense of beauty.” She kept her smile as she looked at the two assholes. “I don’t want to get his handsome features mixed up with the random trash I see around here...” She drew the word out as she looked at Jake and then turned her eyes slowly to Tillon. “And there.”
“You—”
Castian quickly blocked her, when Tillon took a step forward. He flashed a dangerous smile, “I wouldn’t do that if I was you chap. Take another step, and this won’t end on a good note. Savvy?”
“And what do you think a worthless branch member can do to me?” Tillon demanded, not backing down. “You are nothing to me.”
Castian took another step closing the space between them, sure he wanted to keep his existence a secret. Still, there was this violence inside of him begging to be released. Here and now, he could break his brother into nothing. Break the sniveling coward to his knees.
He curled his hands at his side into fist, just one step and he could tear the one who’d destroyed his entire life in a blink of an eye.
“Torik, he’s not worth it.”
A gentle hand took his. It took everything in him to look away from Tillon, every ounce of control he clawed together to look in the eyes of the woman who reminded him of stars and moonlight. “Let’s go, they're serving tea and cakes in the garden.” She spoke so softly but it felt like the cooling rain to his soul.
He stared down at her, before he gave her a short nod. “You’re right,” he turned to face his red-faced brother, no… Tillon. This man was no longer his brother. “He’s not worth it.”
He followed her away, and for once he didn’t feel wrong about leaving his enemy breathing, as he brushed fingers against the key that was now in his pocket. Leave it to that idiot to wear it around his neck.
Good thing his brother enjoyed bullying others; he’d given him the perfect chance to get what he needed. Castian smirked, he should also thank his goddess.
“Thank you.”
“You’re welcome,” she said as they walked towards the colorful garden.
He chuckled, “Do you know what I’m thanking you for?”’
