The Avowed (Shadowed Wings Book 2) by Ivy Asher

Author:Ivy Asher [Asher, Ivy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-01-31T16:00:00+00:00

9

“To the before, the now, and the yet to come,” Sice toasts merrily, his stein thunking against Dri’s and then mine.

We all throw our heads back and take deep pulls of the tart liquid. I scrunch up my face, coming to terms with the fact that whatever this is doesn’t get better the more you drink it. I wipe a frothy mustache from my top lip and stare at the contents of the cup, wondering how I can get out of drinking anymore of what I suspect to be fermented milk. I try not to think of what kind of animal this could have come from and instead stare longingly at the bar.

I’d bet my left nipple that there was Meade somewhere behind the old wood counter. But I’m not supposed to know the things they drink in this world, and so I’ve kept my mouth shut. I swirl the thick off-white liquid in my stein and tell myself that I could probably convince them that we drink meade in my world and that’s why I know about it. That thought helps to perk me up. That could work actually, my requesting a drink I loved back home wouldn’t give anything away.

A sly smile sneaks across my face, and I look over at the bar area again. I watch as another patron orders something and then slides a coin to the barkeep. My excitement drops, forming a rock in the middle of my stomach, or maybe that’s just my body rejecting the nastiness in my stein. I don’t have any money. No money...no yummy meade. Sice chugs down the rest of his drink and then belches his approval. Dri rolls her eyes and then throws her head back and does the same thing. The belch she exercises blows Sice’s out of the water. I bark out a laugh, not able to contain it, when Sice looks stunned by the volume of her burp.

They both turn to me, and I try not to cringe. I drop my eyes down to the drink in my hand and then back up to make sure I’m reading their expressions correctly. Yep, they’re definitely waiting for me to go.

Fuck.

Pigeon sends a thread of amusement, and I internally roll my eyes.

“I am plenty aware that I got myself into this mess, thank you very much, you unhelpful chicken wing,” I snark, and Pigeon’s chuffing purr fills my mind.

I slowly bring the large metal cup to my lips and quickly give myself an internal pep talk. You got this, Falon, it’s just a little milk...that’s gone well past its expiration date...and probably came from a yak or something. Hold your breath and go for it. This is what I get for wanting to bond and make friends. Okay...ready set go. Crap. Go now. Their stares are filling with judgment. Don’t piss off your new besties. Go. How ’bout now? Or now…

I slam the stein down onto the tabletop.

“I can’t do it. Please don’t make me. It’s the worst thing I’ve ever tasted.

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