Law and Disorder (Magic City Chronicles Book 6) by TR Cameron & Martha Carr & Michael Anderle

Author:TR Cameron & Martha Carr & Michael Anderle [Cameron, TR]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2021-06-06T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seventeen

Ruby opened the door of her bedroom at her parents’ house with a groan. Idryll wrapped an arm around her waist to steady her, and Ruby leaned on the other woman. Simply getting herself showered and dressed had been a challenge. She didn’t feel like the last part of the venamisha had caused her permanent damage, but it was fair to say she hurt as much as she had after any fight or training session, even given the healing potion her allies had administered. She’d considered downing another, but Keshalla had cautioned her to let her body do what it needed to do. Ruby couldn’t argue with the sentiment. Sometimes pushing with magic led to unintended consequences.

The octopus tattoo on her arm, in particular, ached like the bone underneath was broken. She was expending constant mental effort to push the illusory Atlantean back into his glass box, but he was resistant to being re-imprisoned. She would probably need to spend an hour meditating at the bunker to do more than achieving a stalemate. For now, she was hungry and hurting, felt as if she was trapped inside her flesh, and missed her family.

Matthias intercepted them halfway down. “Miss Ruby. Are you okay?”

She smiled, as the sight of him always made her happy. “Overdid it a little in combat practice yesterday. Nothing big. This, by the way, is my companion, Idryll.

He nodded. “Hello, Miss Idryll.”

The shapeshifter, currently in her Mist Elf form with that flowing orange and red hair that made Ruby look plain beside her, gave him a friendly grin. “Well met, Matthias. Ruby has told me a lot about you. It’s clear you’ve hidden a lot of her misdeeds over the years.” They’d decided not to reveal that Idryll was the cat who had shared her bedroom on occasion. That would create too much confusion. History didn’t specify that the Mirra’s companion had to be a magical animal of some kind, and she wasn’t sure the boulder creature fit into that category, anyway. She was willing to use that lack of evidence to keep Idryll's true nature a mystery for now. He laughed and fell behind as they continued.

Her parents rose at the sight of her stiff entrance into the room, and she lifted a hand with a smile. “I’m fine, I’m fine, don’t worry. Everyone, this is Idryll. Idryll, everyone.” Morrigan raised an eyebrow and offered a small grin, and the others said hello. Her mother asked, “What’s going on? We didn’t expect you.”

Ruby nodded and lowered herself into her chair. Idryll sat on the empty one to her left. “So, you know how I wasn’t really able to talk about the venamisha before? Now I am.” She related the tale as they ate breakfast, frequently pausing to stuff French toast into her mouth. “So, I think it’s over. Three stages seem to be what everyone agrees upon, so I shouldn’t have to do it again. Which is good because that last one hurt like a, uh, hurt a lot.

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