A Time of Dying (Araneae Nation)
“All that remained was the sole riser. Burned, battered and…appearing every bit as dead as it had before answering the harbinger’s summons. We left it where it fell. There was no point hauling it to the city to stink up the towers.
Ahead, the walls of Cathis loomed. Guards milled along the wall, but none saw us yet.
Lleu pitched his voice low. “Watch yourself, Murdoch.”
“You see something?” His chin lifted, eyes scanning the skies. “Kaidi?”
I cocked my head. “I don’t hear anything.”
“Not that.” ...Lleu sounded relieved nonetheless. “You’re acting familiar with Kaidi.”
My cheeks caught fire. “He was doing no such thing.”
“Stroking your hair, holding your hand…” His voice held censure. “What would Vaughn do if a male dared take such liberties with Mana? Even before they wed, he would have broken that male in pieces the size of dust motes, then scattered them to the winds. You risk much with her.”
“Theirs was a love match,” Murdoch said quietly.MoreLess
Ahead, the walls of Cathis loomed. Guards milled along the wall, but none saw us yet.
Lleu pitched his voice low. “Watch yourself, Murdoch.”
“You see something?” His chin lifted, eyes scanning the skies. “Kaidi?”
I cocked my head. “I don’t hear anything.”
“Not that.” ...Lleu sounded relieved nonetheless. “You’re acting familiar with Kaidi.”
My cheeks caught fire. “He was doing no such thing.”
“Stroking your hair, holding your hand…” His voice held censure. “What would Vaughn do if a male dared take such liberties with Mana? Even before they wed, he would have broken that male in pieces the size of dust motes, then scattered them to the winds. You risk much with her.”
“Theirs was a love match,” Murdoch said quietly.MoreLess
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