Kire looked at Ed. “What did she say?” she asked. Ed grinned, softly patting her back.
“She said you were crazy.”
Kire chuckled. “She’s not wrong.”
Myka smiled at Ysaryn’s observation about the Gemini. “You’d really get along well onboard the Wench. Where do you keep finding friends like her, Kay?”
Kire shrugged a shoulder. She looked down at her hand, and at the glowing Ring, and twisted it off her finger. She clicked her tongue, seeing that the Ring had, indeed, branded her skin. She switched the Ring to her other hand. At Ysaryn’s mention of food, though, her mind tried imagining her eating and instead made her feel nauseous. She pursed her lips, held up one hand and pressed her other hand over her mouth. After a few moments, her stomach calmed. “Maybe not a big meal,” she said after a while, clearing her throat, “but I need energy. Something sweet to nibble on. Or, hells, I’d take sugar water if they have it.”
“Alright, come on, let’s sit you down. first,” Ed said, gently tugging her towards the tents.
Kire let him, very much eager to rest. Seeing Ruli, she smirked, and when she was close enough she gave his shoulder a pat. “Worked like a charm. Wouldn’t have done it without you,” she said.
Myka watched her friend, her gaze shifting to Ruli. She stepped up to Ysaryn and whispered, “So, what’s the deal with these two, really? Do you know?”
Back at the tent, the rest of the Wyvern camp looked to their Empress with awe, some with a little fear. They knew she had the power of the Paladin, and they knew she was strong, but the display earlier was on a whole different level of powerful. At Ed’s instructions, someone set a platter of fruit in front of Kire and a cup of juice, alongside more water. Kire was silent for a while, nibbling on some grapes and taking sips of water and juice. “So. They’re likely not going to be happy,” she said after a while. “But you can’t say we’ve violate the truce. Still, we should probably be on high alert.”
Ed shook his head. “Honestly, Kire, you need to take a break first.”
“Hey, Kay, I have a question,” Myka put in. “That thing you did earlier with the Gemini. You haven’t been able to do that before, summon portals like that. Is that something you’d be able to do every time now?”
Kire shrugged, chewing on some fruit before answering. “Don’t know. Tonight, I could, maybe. Seems like the Ring took some of that energy for itself. So I could likely bring you two home,” she said, gesturing at Ysaryn and Ruli, “after I take this one back to ours.” She patted Ed’s arm.
Ed looked halfway through an objection, meaning to stay behind and lead the camp while Kire rested, but when he was slow on verbalizing it, Kire grinned. “You’ve been away long enough. It’s your turn to get scolded by Jan and Elva. Nine months’ worth of nagging.” Ed grinned back, rubbing his nape.
“Looking forward to it. I need to check on the soldiers who had gone back, anyway.” He looked at Ysaryn. “I do owe your lovely friend a tour. And she has promised to fight alongside us when we win back your seat.”
Kire’s lips parted in surprise, before she looked at the elf. “I suppose you’re going to say I have no say in this and you’d entertain no objections,” she said to Ysaryn, narrowing her eyes at her. She wasn’t sure whether to feel elated at this or be worried. She shook her head. “Best return you two later, though. We still need to check and see where Narda and Zeke are. By now the Raielwen are probably awake and could help with the search.”
“She said you were crazy.”
Kire chuckled. “She’s not wrong.”
Myka smiled at Ysaryn’s observation about the Gemini. “You’d really get along well onboard the Wench. Where do you keep finding friends like her, Kay?”
Kire shrugged a shoulder. She looked down at her hand, and at the glowing Ring, and twisted it off her finger. She clicked her tongue, seeing that the Ring had, indeed, branded her skin. She switched the Ring to her other hand. At Ysaryn’s mention of food, though, her mind tried imagining her eating and instead made her feel nauseous. She pursed her lips, held up one hand and pressed her other hand over her mouth. After a few moments, her stomach calmed. “Maybe not a big meal,” she said after a while, clearing her throat, “but I need energy. Something sweet to nibble on. Or, hells, I’d take sugar water if they have it.”
“Alright, come on, let’s sit you down. first,” Ed said, gently tugging her towards the tents.
Kire let him, very much eager to rest. Seeing Ruli, she smirked, and when she was close enough she gave his shoulder a pat. “Worked like a charm. Wouldn’t have done it without you,” she said.
Myka watched her friend, her gaze shifting to Ruli. She stepped up to Ysaryn and whispered, “So, what’s the deal with these two, really? Do you know?”
Back at the tent, the rest of the Wyvern camp looked to their Empress with awe, some with a little fear. They knew she had the power of the Paladin, and they knew she was strong, but the display earlier was on a whole different level of powerful. At Ed’s instructions, someone set a platter of fruit in front of Kire and a cup of juice, alongside more water. Kire was silent for a while, nibbling on some grapes and taking sips of water and juice. “So. They’re likely not going to be happy,” she said after a while. “But you can’t say we’ve violate the truce. Still, we should probably be on high alert.”
Ed shook his head. “Honestly, Kire, you need to take a break first.”
“Hey, Kay, I have a question,” Myka put in. “That thing you did earlier with the Gemini. You haven’t been able to do that before, summon portals like that. Is that something you’d be able to do every time now?”
Kire shrugged, chewing on some fruit before answering. “Don’t know. Tonight, I could, maybe. Seems like the Ring took some of that energy for itself. So I could likely bring you two home,” she said, gesturing at Ysaryn and Ruli, “after I take this one back to ours.” She patted Ed’s arm.
Ed looked halfway through an objection, meaning to stay behind and lead the camp while Kire rested, but when he was slow on verbalizing it, Kire grinned. “You’ve been away long enough. It’s your turn to get scolded by Jan and Elva. Nine months’ worth of nagging.” Ed grinned back, rubbing his nape.
“Looking forward to it. I need to check on the soldiers who had gone back, anyway.” He looked at Ysaryn. “I do owe your lovely friend a tour. And she has promised to fight alongside us when we win back your seat.”
Kire’s lips parted in surprise, before she looked at the elf. “I suppose you’re going to say I have no say in this and you’d entertain no objections,” she said to Ysaryn, narrowing her eyes at her. She wasn’t sure whether to feel elated at this or be worried. She shook her head. “Best return you two later, though. We still need to check and see where Narda and Zeke are. By now the Raielwen are probably awake and could help with the search.”