Shadow Knight by M. H. Johnson

Author:M. H. Johnson [Johnson, M. H.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-03-15T22:00:00+00:00

11

Jess, fist still upraised to knock on the door of the all but forgotten library that served as their meeting place found herself abruptly gazing into Josie’s beaming face as the library door was opened for her, before she had even rapped the door. She smiled in sudden bemusement, caught off guard by her friend’s presence and gentle grace. Hair the color of honeyed gold fell in loose ringlets about her pristine silken dress of darkest blue, gentle brown eyes gazing warmly into her own. Jess felt her heart race with sudden longing.

“By the god's you're beautiful, Josie," Jess sighed. "If you didn't have Raphael, I'd want to claim you for my own."

Jess blinked, looking at Josie’s furiously blushing face, realizing how adorable she looked when she was flushed. “Oh crap, did I say that out loud? Must be more tired than I thought.”

Josie tittered a bit and gave her a friendly hug. “Good to see you too, Jess. Have some sandwiches and wine. It’s been a long day for you, hasn’t it?”

Jess nodded "Yup. But I've already napped twice. Damn, but my shoulders are still a bit sore, though."

Malek frowned in mock consternation. “Did one of those jackanapes actually land a blow upon you, sister mine? Less than half a score of those knightly louts, I would expect not a scratch! We shall have to hear what Eloquin has to say about that!” her closest friend in all the world teased.

“Say nothing!” Jess hissed, her frigid stare leaving a suddenly abashed Malek awkward and clumsy as he tripped over an angrily huffing Jacob whose elegantly cut doublet of deepest midnight hue was now coated with a rather exotic mustard. The ensuing laughter resulted in everyone conveniently forgetting, or at least having the grace to pretend to forget her shieldbrother's momentary slip; mentioning as he had things best left unsaid, so dangerous a game they played with oaths they could scarcely even remember.

Josie looked momentarily taken aback by Jess's curt hiss to Malek, but a gentle cough from her far too knowing lover caused her to blink it all away, focusing instead on her de facto patient. She gave a puzzled tilt of her head, looked a bit concerned, and immediately brought her hands to Jess's shoulders, caressing them gently, her eyes closed. She grimaced. "I can't help you, Jess, if you keep shoving my magic away. Okay, that's better… hmm… yes, I sense your left shoulder is slightly bruised, but nothing a few nights of rest and stretching won't cure. But let me help you along with that, as long as we are here."

Within a few moments Jess felt a warm tingle, relaxing into the soothing magic embracing her shoulders, and within seconds the slight stiffness she had felt was completely gone.

“Thank you, sister!” Jess said happily, giving her friend a hug. “Now I feel one hundred percent! Strange, though. Not even master healer Jevons can make a dent upon my stubborn aura, yet here I am, feeling better already with your touch.

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