A Suitable Replacement (Deceived) by Megan Derr

Author:Megan Derr [Derr, Megan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: fantasy, M/M romance, Deceived
Publisher: Less Than Three Press, LLC
Published: 2014-08-04T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

"Why are you being coy as to where we are going?" Kelcey asked.

"What part of 'surprise' are you having trouble comprehending, sir?" Max asked with a soft huff, giving him a look. "For a man whose job must rely on patience, you are certainly lacking in it."

An expression flickered across Kelcey's face that Max could not mark before it was gone, but he definitely recognized the brooding look that settled in its place. "I'm not accustomed to positive surprises," Kelcey finally said, managing a small smile. "I guess they make me anxious."

Max frowned, moved closer to him as they walked along the street, and tucked his hand into Kelcey's elbow. "Well, the point of this is not to make you anxious. There is no fun in that at all. We are going to the local history museum. Not quite as impressive as the royal museums, but still a reputable one."

"Has any of your work made it into a museum?"

Coming to a halt, Max reached up and kissed his cheek, feeling quite warm despite the brisk sea air. Drawing back, they resumed walking.

"What was that for?" Kelcey asked, smiling.

Max gave a half shrug. "No one has ever asked that before. I do not think anyone outside my groups of like-minded scientists takes my work seriously. Those that do respect my work know it's not really the sort that gets displayed in museums. Although …" He tried not to feel excited about the idea, but it was something he and the others on the expedition had discussed countless times sitting around a campfire or gathered in the main tent. "When the lectures and further studies and such are complete, it's possible some of the items we dug up on my expedition could make their way to the public museums. Most of the time anything close to the Goblin Wars winds up in private exhibits, if not buried in warehouses and vaults, but some of the items might escape that fate. It's hard to say for certain. But if they do, my name should be on a placard somewhere." He smiled wryly. "Probably a very small one."

"I'm certain one day it will be a very large one." Kelcey grinned. "You're smart enough to deserve it, anyway, but I sense Mavin will see it done or remove many heads."

"I am fairly certain she is banned from the science halls of our old school for getting into shouting matches with various professors," Max replied, rolling his eyes. "It was after I had been dismissed from a class for arguing with a professor myself, after he called me a crackpot and an embarrassment to my family name, and I should count myself lucky it was no longer acceptable practice to burn witches."

"That is not the way a teacher should behave."

"Thankfully he was an exception rather than a rule." Max made a face. "That being said, I was happy to see the end of those days and move on to pursuing my private studies. Being a

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