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He pressed his lips to her ear. “Look.”
She blinked and squinted at his face. It was actually a strange feeling to feel her eyes adapting to the light.
He was near her, and as she turned her head to look out at the ocean, bands of colour extended in blues and greens leading toward the horizon.
“That’s lovely. Why would you ever leave?”
“The island has many things, but there are a few essentials that we are missing.”
She nodded. “So, how long until you unblock my com?”
Jeron paused. “Coms don’t work here.”
“And yet, you have been in touch with Dmitri, so either you are linked to a booster, or my com is jammed.”
“I didn’t think you would figure it out that quickly.”
She chuckled. “I am smarter than I look.”
“You are very intelligent. That is something I don’t doubt. I was just hoping I would have you to myself for a little while.”
“That costs extra,” she muttered. “But as you are aware, I have been retired from sexual interaction.”
He sighed. “I am very aware. I enjoyed our dates, but they caused tension.”
“No kidding. They made my head hurt.” She looked around and saw distant small boats and other people in the distance. “And other bits.”
Jeron sighed. “I would confess to the same. I am so sorry. I thought your armour would protect you. Why did you come back for me?”
“It was my job, and I had no idea what the effect of the explosion was going to be. I have been blown up before, and it didn’t feel like that.”
He pressed a kiss to her head. “It was a resonating device. I was looking for minerals, and the blast shook them loose from the stone around them. After you were taken away, I gathered the samples needed and did what I needed to.”
“What was that? I am really hoping that turning my brains to mush was worth more than a necklace or something.”
“It powers a storm shield that protects the island. Aksalla has several deposits from an old meteor strike, and while they were considering my request, there was a storm coming in that would have flattened the villages. I simply took matters into my own hands.”
“And I walked into it when the coastline registered your transport.”
“You rode into it on your steed.”
“Yup. I was in the area. The closest team member.” She rubbed her forehead. “I feel like an idiot. If I hadn’t shown up, you would have detonated the unit, they would have lost some frontage, we would have had dates when you were in town, and I was in town.”
“Two miles.”
“What?”
“It would have blown two miles of the promontory away.”
“Shit. You got what you needed?”
“I did.”
“If I were up and running, I would beat the hell out of you.” She stared at him.
He shrugged. “I accept that. I look forward to you being well enough to try.”
“So, you are a bit of a dick, huh?”
