Magical Twist: Paranormal Women's Fiction (Midlife Witchery Book 3) by Brenda Trim

Author:Brenda Trim [Trim, Brenda]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: DWA Concepts, LLC
Published: 2021-04-08T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 13

My eyes flew open when the cool breeze suddenly cut off. I was comfortable in Sebastian’s arms but needed to get down. I wasn’t entirely certain of the reception we would receive.

I patted his chest to get his attention. “I can walk. My head is better now.”

Bas stopped walking and glanced down at me. His expression was shuttered, and he was closed off entirely. “If you’re sure. You looked a little green around the gills back there.”

“That last encounter with Vodor's soldiers left me with a concussion. It’ll heal soon enough.” I looked around as we continued down the hall.

The path sloped down sharply, reminding me we were heading below ground. I had never been afraid of being surrounded by dirt and rocks, and I wasn’t now either. My heart had to be racing because I was anxious about having the weight of the entire realm on my shoulders.

Violet turned to face me. “Should we keep you awake? Isn’t that the proper course for a head injury?”

“That’s only if there’s a concern there’s an intracranial hematoma or brain bleed. It’s why we advise people to wake someone after a head injury every two to three hours. If there is a bleed, they will have symptoms like slurred speech, blown pupils, or an inability to be roused. Getting help right away, if that happens, will save a person’s life. I don’t have any of that, so we don’t have to worry.”

Violet sighed and shifted her shoulders. “Thank the Gods. That’s one worry off the list.” It was good to see her injured shoulder moving. Not like the other, but she was able to move the joint. And the bandage wasn’t soaked with blood—all good signs.

“Maybe the fates are on our side after all. How is there electricity down here, anyway?” Aislinn was pointing to one of the sconces lining the walls.

They weren’t like anything we had on Earth. The light was bright enough that it was impossible to see it didn’t come from a lightbulb. Argies had explained they were spells to me. The Fae blacksmiths designed a silver base to tether the light on and hung them where the light was needed.

There was a back panel with a shelf at the bottom. The designs of the rear panel varied greatly. The ones in the Underground weren’t intricate like Argies had in his house. They were silver rectangles with short posts sticking out from the top and bottom. Rings hung from the poles, and a circle was welded to them. The light sat inside the middle of that.

Finarr chuckled and shook his head. “We have no electricity in Eidothea. It doesn’t work with the magical energy permeating the realm.”

“How about indoor plumbing? Fiona and I talked about running water, which I can live without as long as I have a way to wash. But I cannot go to the bathroom in a bucket or something.” Violet’s face screwed up in apparent disgust.

“We don’t have plumbing like you think of it,” Finarr replied.

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