Alliance of Blackbirds by M.M. Gavillet

Author:M.M. Gavillet
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, urban fantasy, fantasy, magic, pirate, demons, princess, atlantis, spells, mermaids, portals

Chapter Six

“I know I shouldn’t worry about this right now, but just look at my hair and what that witch did to it.” Claire turned to me with a small tear running down her cheek,

I wanted to help her and talk to Gabe about his past that he locked away, but I couldn’t let Claire stand here and worry about her hair.

“You’re right, it should be the least of your concerns,” I said rummaging through the drawers in the kitchen. “But also, a girl shouldn’t have a bad haircut as she saves her world.” Finally after five drawers, I found scissors.

I held them up with a smile.

Claire looked at them and then me with uncertainty. “You’ve cut hair before?”

I put my hand to my hip. “Trust me Claire, I’ve cut a lot of doll hair before and you’ve got to be careful with that because it doesn’t grow back.” I motioned for her to sit in a chair.

I looked at the jagged ends and decided that the remaining long strands had to go. I kept with the slightly uneven ends until her hair was a little longer than chin length that cupped around her face framing it like a picture. Her hair was beautiful and I walked around her.

“Oh, Claire,” I said amazed at my creation.

She still had her eyes tightly shut. “Oh no, what? What does it look like?”

“Open your eyes and go look in the mirror.” I put the scissors down and followed Claire over to a small mirror that hung beside the cabinets.

“Wow,” she whispered. “Oh, Emily its….it’s gorgeous!” She was pretty and lost that childish appearance. Now she looked more like a woman instead of a girl.

She turned all different ways in the mirror and smiled at me. “Thank you Emily,” she said wrapping her arms around me.

I’ve never had this kind of reaction from someone before and felt a sense of accomplishment that I did. “You’re very pretty.”

“Why thank you,” said Rasmus standing behind us.

I turned to see him crossed armed and smiling. “Everyone else is up on deck. We’re about to pass through the portal of the Alfheim Sea and it’s something to behold, come.”

Ian, Gabe and even David, who lay covered up beside them, stood in front of the stone arch that looked almost too heavy to be on the ship.

Gabe turned and held out his hand. I smiled, joining him as he wrapped his arm around me. I could feel my insides relax and my worries evaporate.

“Claire?” Ian’s voice was high pitched with surprise. He cleared his throat. “I mean, Claire.”

“Like it? Emily did it.” She smiled at me standing beside Ian.

“Tell her she looks pretty. Because I can see that’s what you think.” I raised my eyebrows prodding Ian.

He didn’t reply only shifted his weight and glanced away then back at Claire. He then leaned over to her and whispered. She answered with a smile.

“That wasn’t so hard.” I didn’t look at Ian, but could hear him internally sigh.

“Maybe I just told her the ocean looks pretty.

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