The Returned 2 by Dante King

Author:Dante King [King, Dante]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-10-29T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

There was no discussion as to what was to be done with Luna in terms of lodging. There was no question that the nymph would stay with them. The following day, just before the third bell rang through Stagbreach, Toby and his friends returned to their home in the Baker’s Quarter.

“Come with me, Luna,” Anna said as they stepped through the front door and into the hall. “You can bunk in with me for the time being.”

Toby nodded appreciatively at Anna as the beautiful brunette led the nymph up the stairs. Verity followed. Toby grabbed Frank by the tail to stop the imp from tagging along.

“Hey, what’re you doing?” Frank asked.

“Trust me, this is a female thing,” Toby said.

“What about now?” The imp’s body contorted and flowed. In the next breath he had procured himself a generous bosom.

Toby closed his eyes. “Return yourself to normal and please promise me you’ll never grow a tiny pair of tits again.”

“Fine.”

“We’re a little short of rooms,” Toby heard Anna say, his eyes still closed. “But, well, we kind of have a bit of an unorthodox sleeping arrangement here. Let me tell you all about it… “

Their voices faded away.

Toby was glad that Anna was taking the initiative in terms of explaining the rotating bed and sleeping partner system that was part of their household arrangement. He wondered if the nymph would find it odd that he, Anna, and Verity slept with one another. And not just in a platonic way either.

Toby sat at the kitchen table for a few moments and savored the peace and quiet. He realized he was delighted to be home—and that he really thought of the house as his home.

Dishy was whistling tunelessly to himself. Toby had noticed that the imp, unlike any human Toby had ever met, liked to whistle through his nose. The little djinn was occupying himself with brewing Toby a pot of fortifying loose prickle tea.

Toby felt himself in need of it. He felt his mind needed sharpening. Most of the way back to Stagbreach, Toby’s brain had been occupied with a single thought, a single conundrum.

What was the next move?

They had themselves a self-proclaimed sage of a nymph. Surely there was a reason behind that. It was extremely doubtful, or so Toby believed, that he and his friends would have gone on such a long trek into such wild country just for the sake of it. Surely the visions, dreams or memories that had guided him to Lunaria hadn’t just done it for shits and giggles. Surely he had not been nudged by the universe, or some other force, into finding Luna just to have her play some role of moral support.

“No,” Toby said, “this world, Eclipsia, does not work like that. There are coincidences, and then there are coincidences. This doesn’t strike me as a coincidental coincidence.”

The sound of feet coming down the stairs brought him back to reality.

“Oh, lovely! Tea,” Luna said, sliding into the chair next to Toby. “Do you mind if I partake of a cup?”

“Partake away,” Toby said.

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