Dark Elves of Ardani: A Fantasy Enemies to Lovers Romance by Nina K. Westra

Author:Nina K. Westra [Westra, Nina K.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Nina K. Westra
Published: 2023-06-27T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 19

“Were you in the workshop this morning, Zara?”

At the sound of Tahir’s deep voice, Zara looked up from her breakfast. He’d just come in from outside, and his brow was furrowed as he cleaned his hands with a dish towel. Their little family of three plus Zara were the only ones in the inn’s common room.

She couldn’t admit that she had been there. She couldn’t excuse the stolen items. She’d had no good reason to take them.

Lying didn’t come naturally to her. She made an effort not to avoid his eyes, but not to avoid avoiding them, either. “No. Why?” Farhana stared at her from her seat across the table, her eyes large, and Zara wondered if it was possible that children had some sort of sixth sense for detecting dishonesty.

Tahir shook his head to himself as he straightened things around the room. He went to the fireplace and added several logs to it. “Someone was there. Some things are missing.”

“Was it elves?” Farhana asked, slapping her hands on the table. Her eyes were instantly alight with excitement.

“Maybe,” Tahir said. “Maybe not.”

“Who, then?” Farhana demanded.

“Maybe someone who needed medicine,” he said. “Maybe someone who was afraid we’d say no if they asked for it.”

The door opened again. Zara didn’t turn around to look, but she heard heavy boots on the wood floor. “Basira, get us something to eat, will you?” came Theron’s voice.

Zara was very still as he sat down beside her. He was followed closely by Naika and a few other Paladins. He unrolled a large map of the Shield Mountains and spread it over the table so the group could discuss their ongoing war with the Varai.

He looked tired, but nothing else was unusual. He didn’t look like someone who’d spent the night shamelessly rifling through Tahir’s things. He still had scratches on his neck, though they’d gone very faint. He’d used the wound sealer on them.

He looked up at her. Zara realized she’d been staring at him. “Doing well, Zara?” he asked, without his usual friendliness.

“Fine. And you?”

He looked down at his map. “Well enough.”

She stared for another moment. It was bizarre watching him behave as if nothing had happened. Zara glanced over at Naika, who raised a questioning eyebrow at her.

Zara quickly finished the rest of her food and took her plate to the kitchen.

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