she saw Robert motion them over.
“Quinn will get us a meeting with the Dragon Lord. He’s kindly invited us to stay in his wing,” Robert told them.
Quinn crooked his arm out for Stephanie to put her arm through his. “Madam?”
Colin pinched the bridge of his nose before nodding to her. She could tell he wasn’t upset, more like resigned.
She consented and allowed Quinn to escort her through the huge archway leading from the landing area. She was so busy looking around she almost missed Quinn’s question.
“How did you like your first flight?”
“Awesome,” she fibbed. “Nothing to it.”
His slight chuckle let her know he wasn’t buying her blasé attitude.
Walking through the corridors, she couldn’t help but notice people nodding in deference to Quinn. “Are you famous or something?” she asked bluntly.
If she didn’t know better, she would have sworn he blushed. But no way, he was too suave for that.
“My father is the Dragon Lord, which makes me next in line,” he said.
Colin moved to Quinn’s other side and slapped him on the back. “He’s a prince, but you won’t hear him bragging about it. Thank God he’s not a pampered, whiny little monarch.”
Quinn ignored him, changing the subject as they entered his rooms. “Colin, you know how some dragons feel about earth weapons, so keep that gun tucked away.”
Stephanie swung around in surprise, leaving her perusal of the room until later. “You have a gun on you?”
“Hon, I’m a Texan and a sheriff. I always have a gun on me. And a knife.” He paused as if trying to remember if he carried any more weaponry on his person.
“Oh. Well I was thinking that since you turn into, you know, a huge freaking wolf with big teeth and gigantor claws, you wouldn’t need anything more,” she said.
They all laughed, which kind of pissed her off. Every werewolf book she ever read disdained using mere human weapons to take down their enemy. Obviously she had to rethink the whole werewolf world now.
He got serious real fast. “Stephanie, I’m a cop. I handle human situations most of the time. Ian is our pack enforcer. He’s handles any threats to the pack and protects us while also guarding the magical pond.”
Okay, she got it, different law enforcement for different creatures. Kind of made sense in a surreal, I’m learning about a whole new ‘thang’ kind of way.
----
“ T hank you for seeing us , my lord.” Robert bowed gracefully to the dragon lord.
They were meeting in his solar, a private room away from nosy ears and prying eyes.
Stephanie stood slightly behind and to the side of Colin, trying to stay hidden like a school kid sitting in the back of the classroom. Which inevitably made the teacher call on them.
“Welcome Stephanie, to my province. We don’t get a lot of human visitors, which is a shame as humans are so tasty.” He winked.
Stephanie gawked. She couldn’t believe the King, Lord High, whatever, was teasing her. Not knowing how to address him, she curtsied and mumbled a quiet thank you. Oh my god, I just curtsied to a dragon lord. Surreal didn’t cover it.
She sort of drifted along, completely oblivious when Colin guided her to sit on the sofa next to him as Robert explained their need. She was happy to see the dragon lord nod in agreement at their request, though somewhat disappointed their quest would soon be over. Oh, this was going to be so easy. No dragons to slay or mind numbing challenges along the way. She watched as the dragon lord took the container holding the dragon wine and blew into the opening and wondered why he’d agreed so easily. She’d been under the impression this task would be difficult.
“That should do it. Tell Doan I’ll want a full report on this person who cursed him. I’m afraid this may be something bigger than just taking Doan out of the picture.” The dragon lord gave the potion back to Robert before turning to Colin.
“Now I have a request of you, Colin of the Wolf
“Quinn will get us a meeting with the Dragon Lord. He’s kindly invited us to stay in his wing,” Robert told them.
Quinn crooked his arm out for Stephanie to put her arm through his. “Madam?”
Colin pinched the bridge of his nose before nodding to her. She could tell he wasn’t upset, more like resigned.
She consented and allowed Quinn to escort her through the huge archway leading from the landing area. She was so busy looking around she almost missed Quinn’s question.
“How did you like your first flight?”
“Awesome,” she fibbed. “Nothing to it.”
His slight chuckle let her know he wasn’t buying her blasé attitude.
Walking through the corridors, she couldn’t help but notice people nodding in deference to Quinn. “Are you famous or something?” she asked bluntly.
If she didn’t know better, she would have sworn he blushed. But no way, he was too suave for that.
“My father is the Dragon Lord, which makes me next in line,” he said.
Colin moved to Quinn’s other side and slapped him on the back. “He’s a prince, but you won’t hear him bragging about it. Thank God he’s not a pampered, whiny little monarch.”
Quinn ignored him, changing the subject as they entered his rooms. “Colin, you know how some dragons feel about earth weapons, so keep that gun tucked away.”
Stephanie swung around in surprise, leaving her perusal of the room until later. “You have a gun on you?”
“Hon, I’m a Texan and a sheriff. I always have a gun on me. And a knife.” He paused as if trying to remember if he carried any more weaponry on his person.
“Oh. Well I was thinking that since you turn into, you know, a huge freaking wolf with big teeth and gigantor claws, you wouldn’t need anything more,” she said.
They all laughed, which kind of pissed her off. Every werewolf book she ever read disdained using mere human weapons to take down their enemy. Obviously she had to rethink the whole werewolf world now.
He got serious real fast. “Stephanie, I’m a cop. I handle human situations most of the time. Ian is our pack enforcer. He’s handles any threats to the pack and protects us while also guarding the magical pond.”
Okay, she got it, different law enforcement for different creatures. Kind of made sense in a surreal, I’m learning about a whole new ‘thang’ kind of way.
----
“ T hank you for seeing us , my lord.” Robert bowed gracefully to the dragon lord.
They were meeting in his solar, a private room away from nosy ears and prying eyes.
Stephanie stood slightly behind and to the side of Colin, trying to stay hidden like a school kid sitting in the back of the classroom. Which inevitably made the teacher call on them.
“Welcome Stephanie, to my province. We don’t get a lot of human visitors, which is a shame as humans are so tasty.” He winked.
Stephanie gawked. She couldn’t believe the King, Lord High, whatever, was teasing her. Not knowing how to address him, she curtsied and mumbled a quiet thank you. Oh my god, I just curtsied to a dragon lord. Surreal didn’t cover it.
She sort of drifted along, completely oblivious when Colin guided her to sit on the sofa next to him as Robert explained their need. She was happy to see the dragon lord nod in agreement at their request, though somewhat disappointed their quest would soon be over. Oh, this was going to be so easy. No dragons to slay or mind numbing challenges along the way. She watched as the dragon lord took the container holding the dragon wine and blew into the opening and wondered why he’d agreed so easily. She’d been under the impression this task would be difficult.
“That should do it. Tell Doan I’ll want a full report on this person who cursed him. I’m afraid this may be something bigger than just taking Doan out of the picture.” The dragon lord gave the potion back to Robert before turning to Colin.
“Now I have a request of you, Colin of the Wolf
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