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“We don’t need to know do we?” Brog says as he looks over at Love, “Your voice sooths and calms those around you when you sing Love and you make up your own lyrics every time, what if all that is needed is Love to sooth with her voice?”
Love looks at us with a surprised look on her face, then she looks back over her shoulder at beast that followed us downstairs and is now laying at the foot of the table. “Do you think that is all that it will take?” she asks
“All we can do is try” Selina says just as we hear the door open and voices approaching, then Zain and Trek enter the kitchen stopping in their stride when they see me.
“You found her” Zain says as a smile splits his face
“I told you I sensed her here” Trek mutters as he walks towards me, stopping besides my chair I see his nostrils flare and I know that he is scenting where or with who I have been.
“I’m going to go and tell the others and especially Drez before he destroys the whole forest.” Zain comments as he makes his way out the back door.
“What is going on?” I ask looking at Love as Brog and Selina explain to Trek what happened.
“What happened is that Drez blames himself for you going missing. He said that it was his responsibility to keep you safe and he didn’t.” she leans in closer in a conspirator fashion, “You should see, he was so distraught from what I have heard he has hardly slept in the two days going out first light and coming back because the others force him to. And now from what Trek just said sounds like your Drez is turning the forest upside down to find you.”
“He’s not my Drez” I mutter, but my heart is racing at the thought that maybe I am more to him than just an obligation.
“Really? Maybe someone should tell him that because he sure was acting like he would destroy anyone that hurt you.” There is a dreamy look in Love’s eyes as she talks.
“You just imagine romance everywhere Love, its just a job for him” I mutter feeling that fluttering of hope in my stomach at the thought that maybe, just maybe he might like me like I like him.
“If you say so” Love states as she sits up straight and smiles one of her conspirator smiles.
“What are you up to?” I ask but she shrugs an innocent look on her face.
“Dream” I glance towards Selina realizing that she must have called my name before, but I was distracted with Love that I did not hear her. “You know what this means don’t you?” I frown at her question. She must realize that I am completely unaware of what she is saying because she gives me one of her maternal smiles and shakes her head.
“It means that you have found another of your gifts” she leans forward stretching out her hand she takes mine and squeezes gently. “You can paint anything you want and then enter the painting, in this case because of your foresight even though you didn’t know it at the time when you painted the Leprechaun it worked to helped us in this fight that we find ourselves in.” I smile, I hadn’t thought about it that way but now that she mentions it, it does make sense. I will have to think very carefully next time before I make a painting and make sure that I always make a way out and that there will always be something to help me if need be.
Suddenly there is a crash which has me jumping in fright as I look back towards the kitchen door that has been thrust open. Drez is standing there in the doorway, his chest moving up and down as he takes in deep breaths. His eyes are a bright blue which they usually go when Eldrin’s are in combat, and they are focused on me. I can feel myself tensing, turning fully in my chair I face him as he finally approaches, his eyes don’t deviate from mine as he draws closer.
“Drez” Brog calls but to no avail as he comes to stand before me.
“Where were you?” his voice is low as if he is finding it difficult to get the words out.
“In my painting” he frowns so I continue by explaining to him what happened, his body continues tense as I come to the end of my telling.
“Never do any of that if I’m not around to protect you again” by his tone I can see that it would not be prudent to deny him this request. I have never seen Drez like this before, he isn’t much of words instead missioning on and doing what he has to do without forcing the situation but in this case I can tell that he will not be appeased unless I confirm that I will be adhering to his wishes. “Do you hear me?” he asks when I do not reply immediately.
“Yes” his eyes travel over my body as if confirming that I am unharmed before he turns and leaves as abruptly as he entered.
“Yikes” Vain murmurs from where she’s sitting, “that was intense”
“What were you saying earlier on about Drez not being yours?” Love whispers as she leans towards me. I know that I am looking perplexed, but I never thought to see Drez in such a fury and especially because of me. Is it possible that Love is right and Drez does care about me more than he professes?
CHAPTER 8
When I finally make my way upstairs, I am surprised to see that Drez has made himself comfortable in my room by placing a mat on the ground before the painting on my wall and is fast asleep. What is he doing here? I cannot go to sleep with him just a couple feet away from me. Frowning, I grab a turquoise nighty and am making my way towards the bathroom, when I tense at his sleepy voice.
“Where are you going?”
“To bathe, and what are you doing here,” I ask, turning towards him fully.
“Making sure you don’t disappear again. From now on, we stay together.”
“You’re not comfortable there on the floor. If I promise to always tell you from now on when I go out, will you go sleep in your own room?” Drez sits up on his makeshift bed. I see that he has placed his sword next to him for easy access. Two other blades have been placed near his head.Is he expecting something to come charging out of the painting?I think sarcastically.
“No, as it seems that even at home, you have a tendency to get into trouble,” he mutters as he frowns at me. “Now are you going to go bathe or stand there the whole night?”
