uninvited

chapter twentysix

undead

The good news was that by morning she was feeling more like herself.

He hadn't gotten her joke and if she was lucky, he didn't notice her lapse in judgement while in his arms.

He was stuck on her almost dying.

Dude was clearly upset over how fragile humans were. Not that they were harder to kill off. He said that his people had more sense than to get themselves killed.

She let his down putting remark go since she had given him such a fright.

Committee ran over, so all their people could lecture her people on safety. All his people watching her like any moment she might keel over.

She had news for his people. Kell was upset. That was a feeling. Maybe they didn't have enough sense to know that.

Hell, what did they think Savion's gift was?

But whatever, she stopped trying to get a word in a while back. Right now, she watched Savion. He had calmed the whole room when he walked in.

Kell's tense shoulders had eased instantly.

Savion was doing wonders helping Mel sleep at night but his wouldn't be the powers she'd want. If she'd been with him last night, she'd be a broken mess right now.

One at peace, but still a broken mess.

In just a blink, Kell had caught her and deposit them back in her room. Easy breezy. No sweat.

That was hot.

She wondered what Alric's gift was. If all royals had one, then he would too. It was like knowing some x men.

"Human Jessalynn, we need an answer from you."

Yeah, no listening being done here. She got up and paced to the other side of the room. "I say it's time we get to the root of the problem."

Jess stopped beside Malania. One of the younger women on their side of the room. She always reminded Jess of Princess Leia on Star Wars because she wore some of her braids up in buns on each side of her head. "Don't you think so?"

"If it pleases you."

Jess had to bite her bottom lip to keep from smiling. "Exactly." She walked up behind grandfather time and threw her arm over his shoulders. "Elrichcon." She probably hadn't said that right. "Why don't you tell us what that is."

When he paused, she gave him an encouraging squeeze. "You can say it. We all know what it is."

"We all must keep working at learning about each other."

"Exactly. Tell me, Elrichcon, have you been doing your homework? Who was our last president?"

"President?"

"Exactly. I'm studying about Syrian history. Kell is studying about human history but what about the elders? You're the ones we look to for answers. We need you to care enough to know about our history. Our ways."

She looked across the room. The new guy was army. He was frowning at her, clearly on to her. "Lt. Dan, do you know that they have a King and a set of advisors? Do you know how their kings are chosen? Have any of you even met him?"

He crossed his arms over his chest. "Sergeant Jackson. No. I didn't know any of that."

"That's what I thought. Maybe we should think about that. We'll talk about this again tomorrow. We have accomplished much. Everyone is dismissed."