in close.
"Come into my parlor..." His deep chuckle sent shivers down her spine. "I have been waiting to get you into my room for quite some time."
She laughed a loud at his antics but still felt a thrill all the way down to her toes at the thoughts his words provoked. She smacked at his hands on her stomach to make him release her. Once he did, she proceeded to enter his room, seeing the amusement in Brendan's eyes told her that he had heard everything. She winked at him as she joined him by the large desk in the room. There was a laptop set up, complete with webcam.
"Remember what we said, you must stay in the background and be silent unless one of the Council speaks to you . It is a sign of respect," Brendan reminded her.
Kira nodded and watched as Ronan was speaking to someone who "answered" on the other end . Brendan explained to her quietly that the person Ronan was speaking to was Twila, one of the assistants to the Council. Twila was an older woman who was dressed smartly in a business skirt suit. She disappeared and then the screen split into three sections. One held a man who looked to be in his late forties sitting in an armchair, he was attractive with dark hair and a little gray at the temples. The second chair held a woman who to Kira was beautiful. The third was Una, Queen of the Fairies, Kira recognized her as she had performed the ceremony for Ari's wedding.
Ronan and Brendan stood side by side as all three came on the screen and then placed their fists over their hearts, bowing at the waist. The Council members nodded at them and then Una spoke.
"Guardians, we trust all is well?" she asked as Ronan and Brendan sat down in chairs in front of the laptop.
" We had a small setback, but all has been resolved. Everyone is well. Ari just left on her honeymoon," Ronan informed them. Both men went on to inform the members as to what had happened. Kira went and grabbed a chair from the corner of the room to sit down behind the men. As she did so, she realized she had drawn the attention of the Council members.
"Kira Kirkpatrick . We trust you are well after your ordeal?" Una asked her.
"Yes, ma'am . Thank you," Kira said respectfully.
Una incline d her head. "This is good news," she said and then looked at Ronan and Brendan. "Guardians, we need to find this being who is perpetrating these attacks. They are becoming more aggressive."
"We agree . They were bold enough to come here during a time when we had a member of the Council here," Ronan stated.
Una glanced at the other two men . The middle-aged man sat forward and said, "We think that you need to consult the grimoires here. There may be a hint as to why this being is interested in the Five."
"What are the grimoires?" Kira asked . Ronan and Brendan gave her looks that said she spoke out of turn. Kira rolled her eyes at them.
The gentleman who had spoken smiled indulgently at Kira . "The grimoires are repositories of knowledge. They hold information in them of witchcraft. Some hold incantations, while others hold the histories of those before us."
Kira thought over what he had told her and then said, "I would like permission to see these books."
Both Guardians turned to her in shock. Obviously, it was unheard of to boldly request of the Council in this way , Kira thought. She shrugged at them as if to say, 'Oh well' and then turned her attention back to the Council members.
Una laughed a loud and that got everyone's attention. "I think that is a splendid idea. You are welcome to come to the Council," she said with the two men nodding in agreement. "Guardians, bring Kira to us as soon as you can travel."
"Yes, Una ," both men said. The screen went blank and both men turned again to glare at her.
"What?" Kira asked innocently.
"Are you out of your mind?" Ronan roared. "You do not ever ask to go to the sacred library, you are invited."
'Calm, brother ,' Brendan's voice
"Come into my parlor..." His deep chuckle sent shivers down her spine. "I have been waiting to get you into my room for quite some time."
She laughed a loud at his antics but still felt a thrill all the way down to her toes at the thoughts his words provoked. She smacked at his hands on her stomach to make him release her. Once he did, she proceeded to enter his room, seeing the amusement in Brendan's eyes told her that he had heard everything. She winked at him as she joined him by the large desk in the room. There was a laptop set up, complete with webcam.
"Remember what we said, you must stay in the background and be silent unless one of the Council speaks to you . It is a sign of respect," Brendan reminded her.
Kira nodded and watched as Ronan was speaking to someone who "answered" on the other end . Brendan explained to her quietly that the person Ronan was speaking to was Twila, one of the assistants to the Council. Twila was an older woman who was dressed smartly in a business skirt suit. She disappeared and then the screen split into three sections. One held a man who looked to be in his late forties sitting in an armchair, he was attractive with dark hair and a little gray at the temples. The second chair held a woman who to Kira was beautiful. The third was Una, Queen of the Fairies, Kira recognized her as she had performed the ceremony for Ari's wedding.
Ronan and Brendan stood side by side as all three came on the screen and then placed their fists over their hearts, bowing at the waist. The Council members nodded at them and then Una spoke.
"Guardians, we trust all is well?" she asked as Ronan and Brendan sat down in chairs in front of the laptop.
" We had a small setback, but all has been resolved. Everyone is well. Ari just left on her honeymoon," Ronan informed them. Both men went on to inform the members as to what had happened. Kira went and grabbed a chair from the corner of the room to sit down behind the men. As she did so, she realized she had drawn the attention of the Council members.
"Kira Kirkpatrick . We trust you are well after your ordeal?" Una asked her.
"Yes, ma'am . Thank you," Kira said respectfully.
Una incline d her head. "This is good news," she said and then looked at Ronan and Brendan. "Guardians, we need to find this being who is perpetrating these attacks. They are becoming more aggressive."
"We agree . They were bold enough to come here during a time when we had a member of the Council here," Ronan stated.
Una glanced at the other two men . The middle-aged man sat forward and said, "We think that you need to consult the grimoires here. There may be a hint as to why this being is interested in the Five."
"What are the grimoires?" Kira asked . Ronan and Brendan gave her looks that said she spoke out of turn. Kira rolled her eyes at them.
The gentleman who had spoken smiled indulgently at Kira . "The grimoires are repositories of knowledge. They hold information in them of witchcraft. Some hold incantations, while others hold the histories of those before us."
Kira thought over what he had told her and then said, "I would like permission to see these books."
Both Guardians turned to her in shock. Obviously, it was unheard of to boldly request of the Council in this way , Kira thought. She shrugged at them as if to say, 'Oh well' and then turned her attention back to the Council members.
Una laughed a loud and that got everyone's attention. "I think that is a splendid idea. You are welcome to come to the Council," she said with the two men nodding in agreement. "Guardians, bring Kira to us as soon as you can travel."
"Yes, Una ," both men said. The screen went blank and both men turned again to glare at her.
"What?" Kira asked innocently.
"Are you out of your mind?" Ronan roared. "You do not ever ask to go to the sacred library, you are invited."
'Calm, brother ,' Brendan's voice
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