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The male grunted. Did he have an upset tummy? Levet was feeling a little queasy. But that was because he was hungry. It had been far too long since his last meal.
“Are you sure you’re Levet?” he demanded.
“Almost positive.”
“Is there another Levet?”
Levet widened his eyes. “Certainly not. I am quite unique.”
“That is one way to put it.”
“Who are you?” Levet placed his hands on his hips, his tail twitching. There was something sunny about this unknown creature. No, wait. Shady.Oui. The male was shady.
“Odige,” he said.
“Odige.” Levet searched his memory. He’d been alive a very, very long time but he’d never met an Odige before. “That is an unusual name.”
“Not where I’m from.”
“Where is that?”
“Beyond the labyrinth.”
“I do not know where that is…oh.” Levet abruptly realized that the male was revealing the place of his homeland. “Are you a minotaur?”
The male dipped his head. “I am.”
Levet pressed his hands together, excitement searing away his suspicion of the strange beast. He’d assumed that minotaurs were creatures of mist and legend. Now one was standing directly in front of him.
“I have always longed to meet one of you.”
The male stretched his lips in a tight smile. “Then it’s your lucky day.”
“It is?” Levet bounced on his toes. Having a lucky day seemed like a very good thing. “Why?”
“You are going to meet a lot of minotaurs.”
“Truly?” Levet bent to the side, trying to peer around Odige’s massive girth. “Are they here?”
“No, I’m going to take you to them.”
Levet’s wings fluttered with a soul-deep pleasure. He’d never encountered anyone who could claim they’d been through the labyrinth to see the minotaur homeland. He was going to be famous.Morefamous, he silently corrected. He was, after all, the savior of the world.
Then his wings abruptly drooped. He couldn’t go through the labyrinth. He already had plans for the night.
“Oh…wait. I cannot.”
“Yes, you can.”
“Non.” Levet shook his head. “I mean, I am on a very important mission.”
The male folded his arms over his chest. The gesture emphasized the fact that he was triple Levet’s size.
“The queen will have to wait.”
Levet folded his arms over his much smaller chest, refusing to be intimidated. “She cannot…oh.” He froze, suddenly suspicious. “How did you know that I was referring to Inga?”
The male waved an impatient hand. “We know a great deal about you.”
