Between Frost and Fury by Chani Lynn Feener

Author:Chani Lynn Feener
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Feiwel & Friends

CHAPTER 17

“Is there a problem, Lissa?”

Delaney, who’d been watching the door over her shoulder, turned back around in her seat and met the curious eyes of the coordinator.

“No, sorry.” She sat on her hands to keep from fidgeting, and cleared her throat. This morning Sanzie had come to escort her to the next coordinator meeting. Delaney had assumed Trystan would already be here, but they’d been seated now for at least five minutes and there was still no sign of him.

“He isn’t coming.” The other woman wore a knowing smile. “We’ll be doing this exercise on our own. After this one, in a few days, is when we would traditionally do the Tuning ceremony, where the couple have their fittings adjusted.”

“Do you mean one of the steps is getting our fitting frequencies linked?” Because if that was the case, whoops. Had Trystan broken a rule?

She smiled sweetly. “I’m aware the Zane rushed this step—don’t worry. That’s why we’re keeping you separate for the Choosing, which is the name of this exercise. It’s to keep the two of you from cheating.”

“I’m sorry, Co Gailie. I don’t know what you mean.”

“It’s just Gailie,” she corrected. “Co is my title, much like Lissa is yours. When it’s just the two of us, feel free to address me informally. Now, let me explain.” She reached beneath the table and brought up a silver tray. “The purpose of the Choosing is to see how compatible you two are.”

“I see.” Delaney totally didn’t.

At least a dozen brightly packaged gifts were on the tray, all different sizes and colors. They were wrapped in an assortment of metallic, patterned, and solid-colored paper. Even their shapes varied, some square or rectangular, others shaped like circles.

Gailie set the tray on the table between them and linked her fingers in front of her.

“Between you and me,” she said, leaning slightly forward as if sharing a secret with a friend, “it’s sort of bullshit.”

“Excuse me?” Delaney’s eyes widened.

“Apologies.” She frowned and pulled back slightly. “Was that not the proper wording? I mean to say, it’s superstition. Tradition that’s been passed down for so long, people aren’t willing to let it go despite knowing it has no real merit.”

“Bullshit.” Delaney nodded. “You had it right.”

“Perfect.” She lifted one of the smaller boxes, one that couldn’t be bigger than a golf ball. “You are each presented with seventeen gifts, the contents of which are a mystery to you. You’ll select three that you think Trystan will find the most enjoyable. Without opening them.”

“That sounds complicated.” How was she supposed to know what he’d like? She wasn’t so sure she’d be able to do it even if she could see what was inside.

“It’s not meant to be,” Gailie told her, and Delaney feared she’d slipped up. “But some couples do find it more taxing than others. Those are usually the ones who put more stock in superstition. The gifts you pick are supposed to signify an aspect of your upcoming bond. Depending on what you

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