Forbidden Fables by Savvy Rose

Author:Savvy Rose [Rose, Savvy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-04-14T00:00:00+00:00

“Take off your shoes…allow your feet to touch the growing grass and feel the joy from the Earth beneath them.”

They both do as I say, unquestioning, taking slow steps around the garden, murmuring to one another. I smell Charles’ fear and Charity’s curiosity; hers more pungent and overpowering than his.

Charity hurries to my side, quickly falling into step with mine. I glance at her and smile, her eyes twinkling with questions.

“These gardens are magnificent. Do you tend them by yourself?” she titters; her voice slightly higher pitch than normal.

I nod as we continue to walk the path that weaves its way around the garden and into the woods.

We pass the hot springs, surrounded by tall grass and cascading rocks, and I hear one of them softly whisper, ‘amazing.’ Though, I cannot tell which has said it.

Lilitu yips as she sprints ahead of us, and the ravens begin to gather at the clearing just before the shadowy trees appear at the forest’s edge.

Charity smiles down at the fox, and Lilitu bares her teeth as she reaches out her hand to the fox.

I bar my arm across her chest, stopping her from crouching down to the little feral animal.

“She is not friendly; her job is to protect me. Unless you want to lose some fingers, I will step back,” I command, looking down over her tall form from the corner of my eye.

She clutches her chest, and I sense an uptick in her heartbeat, but I cannot tell if it is fear…or excitement.

“I’m s…sorry…I just…like to think of myself as an animal lover.” She glances down at my outstretched hand covering her abdomen, and her cheeks flush. She swallows and grazes her fingertips over mine. I feel a small pang of guilt at my harsh tone, but I have saved her the pain of a nasty bite with my reprimand.

“Just because you love an animal, does not mean they will love you back. You must earn their trust, which can take years.”

I turn my body towards hers, and I can feel Charles’ broad shoulders close behind me, surveying the interaction between her and me. I take Charity’s hand in mine and reach behind and find Charles’ hand as well, warm and large, surprisingly soft for a man.

“Come, I will show you just how much my pets trust me.”

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