Lord of Legions by T. R. Hamby

Author:T. R. Hamby [Hamby, T. R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2021-05-17T22:00:00+00:00

Nora

Mel woke Nora up the next morning, slipping out of bed to, presumably, make some coffee. She tried going back to sleep for another half an hour before giving up and climbing out of bed. She picked up her knife from the nightstand and stowed it in her pocket.

Mel was pacing, sipping from a mug, and glancing out the window every few paces.

Nora checked the clock on the mantle. Quarter to eight. It was Barry’s turn to watch the estate; he was probably flying overhead now.

Mel caught sight of her and paused. “I woke you, didn’t I?” he asked guiltily.

She rolled her eyes. “It’s okay. I can’t sleep anyway.”

“Neither can I.”

She went to the coffeemaker and poured herself a cup. “Roone or Michael?”

Mel chuckled dryly. “Neither. I’m worrying about the Demons.”

“Yeah,” Nora murmured, and she shivered. “They should be noticing their friend’s absence soon.”

Her heart began to race, and she wondered too late if coffee was really a good idea. She didn’t need chest pains on top of everything else.

She looked at Mel. “Do we have armor?”

Mel glowered and shook his head. “All I kept here are weapons. And we can’t leave, and Michael can’t go Up There to get any.”

Nora swore under her breath. “And we don’t know how many of them there are.”

There was a silence as both of them sipped their coffee broodingly.

Then the door to Roone’s room opened, and out came Roone and Andreas. They were both dressed, with Roone sporting a fresh bandage over his eye. He caught sight of Nora and immediately looked away, turning gray. Andreas looked worried, and ushered him to the living room.

Nora felt a pang. She was suddenly reminded of the night she escaped, the look on Roone’s face as Michael had Traveled her away from him. Her heart ached, and she dumped out her coffee in the sink.

“Coffee?” Mel offered, glancing at Roone. “Whiskey?”

“We’ll stick with coffee,” Andreas replied, smiling.

“Is he okay?” Mel whispered as Andreas poured the coffee.

Andreas glanced over his shoulder at Roone, who was sitting on the sofa. “The swelling’s better.”

He hesitated, then said, “He’s a little depressed.”

He glanced furtively at Nora, who flushed, feeling a surge of guilt. She knew she shouldn’t have spoken to Roone last night, but the words had been out of her mouth before she could stop herself. After all….she did care about Roone. Despite what had happened--what he had done--she knew he deserved happiness.

“I’m sorry,” she whispered.

Andreas gave her a worried look. “Don’t be sorry, darling,” he said gently. “It’s not your fault.”

He stooped and kissed her cheek, and Nora smiled, warmed. Andreas always seemed to know how to make her smile.

Michael and Gilla came down next. Gilla, who had just finished her watch on the roof, was still dressed and wide awake. Nora suspected Mel had given her some of his coffee.

Gabriel joined them once breakfast was underway. He was in a bad mood, now no longer allowed to set foot outside of the house. He had stayed up most of the night killing zombies on Barry’s laptop.

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