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How hard could it be to find a single rogue fae?
Loud voices and commotion in the hallway sparked my well-honed ears. I whipped back around in the chair as my office door flung open and Saint barged through.
Helplessly, the Royal Guards rushed after him, unsure of what to do.
I eyed them dubiously. “Not your finest work, Llyodiver,” I told my head guard.
Humiliated, Llyodiver hung his head, and I waved him out as Saint glowered at me.
“Close the door behind you.”
“You’re lucky you weren’t killed,” I told my friend dryly.
“Where is Elix?” Saint barked, and my grin faded.
“First of all, Saint, what about ‘thank you for the awesome new apartment in the nicest part of Geldon?’”
“No one asked you for your handout, Jace!” Saint snarled, his anger with me tangible. I rose, my brow furrowing.
“What is your problem?” I barked. “I wanted something better for my best friend. How about a bit of gratitude?”
“I never asked you to do that!”
Rolling my eyes, I sat back down. “Why are you busting in here like I’ve kidnapped your sister now? You know you can call and announce yourself like a normal being. The guards are trained to kill on sight, you know.”
“You already told me I have free rein here,” he reminded me, calling my bluff, and I chuckled, shrugging.
“Not if you come bursting through here like a herd of annoyed elephants. Someone’s bound to stop you.”
“Where is my sister?”
I glanced at my watch and shrugged. “Did you try texting her? She’s usually swimming after she leaves the art studio. Maybe check the kitchen. I know she sometimes likes to try her hand at helping the chefs. She’s getting really good at baking, actually.”
None of my answers appeased Saint, who approached the desk in a huff of anger, grinding his teeth. “You’re keeping Elix from me.”
The accusation took me aback.
“I’m not,” I insisted honestly. “Why would I do that?”
Saint crossed his thick arms over his filthy work shirt, his barrel chest rippling. “She hasn’t answered my calls in days. She’s not responding to my texts. What did you say to her?!”
Exhaling, I sat forward, standing in my place. I’d had no idea that Elix was still miffed with her brother, but that had to end. She couldn’t hold on to this grudge against him forever. We were a family, the three of us, and Elix was going to need to forgive her brother for his trespasses sooner or later. Like I’d told Zen that Mystara was united, it started with our individual kingdoms.
“You want to keep her here, with you!” Saint spat out. I studied his incensed face for a moment and steeled my own urge to rise to the fight. Instead, I swallowed my reaction and picked up my cell phone, texting out.
“Sit down,” I instructed him, but he ignored me, his arms tightening over his breastbone, muscles rippling as his green eyes bored into me.
“What have you been telling her?”
“Saint, I’m the one who kept her from leaving again,” I reminded him with a sigh. “She would have been gone if it weren’t for me.”
“So what? I’m supposed to just bow down and let you do whatever you want now?”
I rolled my eyes again. “Just sit down. I just texted her to come down here.”
His indignation faltered slightly, and begrudgingly, he slid into the chair across from mine, but his lids remained in slits.
“Do you want a drink?” I offered.
