A Touch of Darkness by Nita Round

Author:Nita Round [Round, Nita]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Pink Tea Books
Published: 2020-04-01T16:00:00+00:00

Lucinda decided to serve dinner in the main salon using a stone table that grew from the ground when she needed it. The Tower, it seemed, did not want any excuses for the evening to go awry, and a table seemed an important addition.

Sunlight through the new windows kept the Tower lit, albeit dimly. She liked it this way.

“My Raven, everything is as we agreed,” said Phara.

“Now we are off to enjoy the festivities,” Tayha added.

“Enjoy your evening,” Phara finished.

“I will,” she said and waved them off as they left.

Tayha paused as she stepped outside. “I think that Magda and Ascara are on their way home,” Tayha said.

Lucinda thought about that for a moment. “Yes. I think you’re right.” She gave the girls a few moments and then went outside to wait.

Magda and Ascara strolled back from camp. Magda no longer wore her uniform but had opted for fitted trousers and a loose shirt open at the neck. She looked quite dashing.

Ascara wore leather as usual, but these leathers were not her usual ones. This suit came in a darker, almost black, skin-tight version. It hugged every curve of Ascara’s body, and she also wore it open at the throat and her arms bare.

“Took your time,” Lucinda called out.

“Missed us, did you?” Ascara answered.

“Yes,” she answered.

“Well, that’s all right then, isn’t it,” Magda said.

“Where are the horses?” Lucinda asked.

Magda shrugged. “No one to look after them here, so we walked.”

“Never mind all that, after that walk, I’m starving. I hope the girls have cooked something nice again,” Ascara said.

“The girls are young women, and they are not here to be your slaves,” Lucinda said.

“What a shame,” said Ascara.

“Stop teasing,” Magda said. She turned her attention to Lucinda. “Although, she has a point about food.”

“Well, come inside. Dinner is taken care of, as soon as you are ready,” Lucinda said.

Both Magda and Ascara stopped when they saw the table set for dinner. They looked at each other. “This looks very nice, Lucinda. I must freshen up,” Magda said.

“The same for me. It was only a walk from the base, but I would like a quick wash.”

“That’s fine. I’ll finish in the kitchen, shall I? Now don’t dawdle. I expect you at the table by the time I serve the food.”

“Yes, ma’am,” Magda said.

Lucinda turned away and listened to them race up the stairs just as she went down to the kitchen. She had food to finish.

She’d placed the herb stuffed chicken in the middle of the table by the time Ascara and Magda returned. It only took a moment more to bring up the dish of hot vegetables, including the very potatoes she had peeled.

“Did you cook this?” Ascara asked. “I didn’t think you could cook.”

“Don’t be rude,” Magda said. She smiled as she spoke, and it was an almost shy smile. “Dinner for us, alone. The three of us.”

“Yes, I thought it would be nice,” Lucinda replied. “Just us.”

“In that case, do we have anything to drink?” Ascara asked.

“Well—” Lucinda started.

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