Heart of the Resonant: Book 1: Pulse (Resonant Series) by B. C. Handler

Author:B. C. Handler [Handler, B. C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-07-28T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

Koko’s room was at the other end of the hall, so that explained how she was able to walk up to me so easily without being noticed. Surprisingly, her room was a lot smaller than the one the girls and I were staying in. Koko’s was a single bedroom with a single private bathroom. Despite being smaller in comparison, it was spacious. And surprisingly cozy.

Her room had a very charming lived-in quality; subtle touches here and there left traces of her character in the otherwise modest room.

Tucked away in the corner was a small bed that had several shelves over the headboard, filled to capacity of books with colorful bindings and pages edged with gold gilt. A dresser sat in front of the wall between her bed and bathroom door that had several small knick knacks that ranged from jewelry, precious stones, and what looked like children’s toys on top of it. And alone in the corner by the window was a small circular table made from iron twisted about with legs like roots and coming up to form around the glass tabletop. I sat on one of the two chairs around the fanciful table.

Actually, they were more like stools because they lacked a back, but did feature armrests. I was a little curious as to why, but as I watched Koko from behind as she prepared things on a tray, I was reminded that her tail must’ve made sitting in conventional chairs uncomfortable.

Koko worked silently at the sideboard across the room. Her body obstructed what she was doing, but I could hear the familiar clinking of silverware on china and the sound of pouring. Earlier, however, I did hear some unusual sounds and saw a faint red glow, but didn’t bother asking. Magic, I’m sure.

After another few moments, the thick aroma of coffee offset the womanly scents hanging in the dragon-beastkin’s room.

Carefully cradling a silver tray, Koko slowly made her way over to the table, her gaze fixed to the floor as she walked. The tray met the table, the porcelain clanking faintly. Koko’s gaze would occasionally flicker to me as she set out a pair of teacups and saucers. Once she had her hands around the pot, Koko paused.

“Al, if you wish for something the academy doesn’t offer, then I can put forth a special request. It would be wrong of me to serve you something foul.” She held the pot tightly, looking very against the idea of serving me.

“It’s confusing that you would call something you drink foul, but I would really like to try it. I’m hoping it is what I think it is.”

Koko’s face tightened with objection for only a second before her neutrality returned. With the utmost care, Koko poured the contents of the tea pot into my cup. The sight was comforting, like being reunited with a long-lost lover. Koko filled hers next and only then did she finally sit.

She had her hands clasped in her lap while her ruby eyes focused keenly on me as I raised my cup.

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