Page 94 of The Silent
“Wave?”
“Energy, man.” Ginny smiled. “This is as close to high or drunk that Kyra will probably get until you guys do your mating ritual. Nothing beats that, but this spell comes pretty close.” Ginny stopped and put a hand on his chest. “Do you understand what I’m saying, Mr.Wholesome?”
His face must have been flaming, but henodded.
“Good. Now let’s find your girl, because you’re not going to want to be in mixed company after wedothis.”
He swallowed hard. “She’s in the bungalow with the women andchildren.”
“Go get her and bring her to wherever you two are staying. I’ll wait. You two need to discuss a few things before we start. No euphemisms. Don’t be shy. Set clear boundaries for both of you. That’s all the advice I’ll give you. Other than that,havefun.”
* * *
Kyra narrowed her eyes.“So, this magic she’s going toperform…?”
“It will bolster your life energy with a huge punch of Ginny’s magic. But the side effect of that will be… Well, I’m sure it’s linked to life and the continuation of life and… the matingcycleand—”
“Oh!” Her eyes went wide. “Youmean…”
“Sex,” he blurted out. “You’ll want to have sex.Alot.”
“Isee.”
He nodded. “But you’ll be in a somewhat… altered state. So before we… According to Ginny, the excitement and enthusiasm can be overwhelming. Your inhibitions will be lowered, so I needtoknow—”
“My inhibitions will be lowered?” Kyra’s eyes lit up. “You mean I won’t be sonervous?”
Leo frowned. “Why are you nervous? Am I pressuring you?AmI—?
“It’s notyou. Like I said, it’s just the unknown. I start thinking about what will happen when we finally… consummate our relationship.” Her cheeks turned red. “And I want to. But then I worry I’ll do something wrong. Or that something will go wrong and you’ll bedisappointed.”
“I would never be disappointed in you,” Leo said. “Not ever, Kyra. I’m as unfamiliar with this as you are. We can learntogether.”
“But this magic will make me less nervous,” she whispered. “It sounds like the perfect time to… experiment. Experiment more,Imean.”
Leo’s heart took off at a gallop. “I’m very willing to try that. But I want you tobesure.”
“Am I going to be myself still? I’m going to remember everything,won’tI?”
“Yes. According to Ginny, you’ll just have much more energy. You might be light-headed,but—”
“Then I want to have sex afterward.” Kyra nodded firmly. “This sounds like the perfect opportunity. I won’t be nervous. And you’re never nervous aboutanything.”
Leo wasn’t sure that was true. Just the thought of finally being with Kyra was enough to make him feel like a foolish and uncontrolled schoolboy. He’d barely become accustomed to seeing her skin bare. But he wasn’t going to deny her either. She was correct. Most of their hesitance had to do with her nerves. If this ritual would diminish her anxiety, it was theperfecttime.
“Okay,”hesaid.
“Okay.” She smiled. “Now you look like thenervousone.”
“You havenoidea.”
* * *
Ginny sat across from Kyra,both resting cross-legged in the lotus position. Leo watched them from the side, surprised when a low, droning song came from Ginny’s throat. Her song sounded like the wind through trees. Her palm thumped on the wooden floor in a steady rhythm as her power began to fill the air. It was unlike any singing Leo had heard, completely unlike Irina singing he’d heard from SariandAva.
Ofcourse.
Though the Old Language was the same, Ginny was American, not European. The Irina of North America had been singing long before any European influence came to their shores. Even though Ginny had European blood, her teachers would likely have been indigenous North AmericanIrina.
