Undraland Books 1-3 Bundle by Mary E. Twomey

Author:Mary E. Twomey [Twomey, Mary E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mary E. Twomey

7

Torsten the Mighty

Jens was too afraid for many reasons to leave me alone at night with Jamie, so I slept in my guardian gnome’s arms while a mattress was brought in for Jamie to sleep on the floor. It was not ideal, but really, we were on a vigilante mission spanning mythological countries. None of our travel arrangements would be ideal.

Sometime in the middle of the night, I heard the rhythm of Jamie’s heavy breathing stall. Then it picked up, taking on the cadence of an animal giving chase. My eyes opened, and I saw Jamie on all fours, growling and panting like a madman. I gasped at the drastic change, and the noise set him off. Jamie jumped to his feet and roared at me, lunging for my face as if he meant to tear it from my body.

“No!” I shouted. Before I could do anything else, Jens was awake and wrestling Jamie on the floor. I moved to the furthest corner of the bed and pulled my knees to my chest to avoid being swept into the rumble. Though Jamie was determined in his haze to attack me, Jens was ready for the task of taming his best friend. In no time at all, Jens had Jamie in a sleeper hold on the ground. He reached for his hand and did that pinch and stroke three times before Jamie went limp in his arms.

“Did he get you?” Jens asked, trying to catch his breath as he stood, cracking his neck.

“Jens, I don’t want to do this! Can you take me home? Can we be done with Undraland? Please?” I begged. Seeing the meek and kind Jamie try to tear my face off was too jarring to put in a neat little compartmentalized drawer.

Jens turned his back to me, and I could tell he was fiddling with the pouch at his neck. He inhaled something, and I watched his shoulders relax. “It’s okay, baby. Just lay back down. Come on.” He stepped over Jamie and pulled the covers out so I could get down inside them. He slid into the bed between Jamie and I. “He’ll be fine for the rest of the night. Jamie’s nothing to be scared of.”

Despite his attempts to pacify me, I was shaking like a leaf under the covers as he drew me into his arms. His long body was strong, and I tried to draw comfort from the bulk. “I don’t like this,” I told him in a whisper.

“I know.” He kissed my lips once and focused on rubbing reassurance into my back with his thumb. “I’m here. Go to sleep. I’ve always kept you safe.”

I clung to him, but it was at least another hour until either of us drifted off to sleep.

When the morning came, we all met in our hut, since it was the only one not being shared with a Nightdwarf family, but was reserved for guests of honor. Jamie could not look at me, and I couldn’t blame him.

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