Page 142 of Rose and Shadows
“Fine.” He gave Kai a look. “Or as you’re concerned about… I’m stable.” He grunted at his sparking power. “Mentally.”
“And emotionally?”
I saw him move to bite back, but then his gaze drifted to Velra and Lazriel.
A soft smile graced his lips. He winked at them, gave me a chin lift, then straightened, as he admitted to Kai, “It’s up and down. But controllable, nonetheless.”
“I have something that will take the edge off,” Ambrose announced.
In the next moment, he startled all of us as some of his power sparked and a ringing sounded that had me wincing. Not just me, as I realized when Remnant grunted and Kai slapped his one free hand to at least one ear. Lazriel even clutched at his ears too.
Not Velra, though.
She looked on in worry, yet unaffected.
And then Ambrose leaned in and without touching Sylas directly, due to his sparking magic, he whispered something into his ear.
That was what he’d done… made it impossible for any of us to hear what he was saying.
Kai because he was close.
Remnant and I because of our supernatural enhanced hearing.
Lazriel, too, because a one hundred foot distance where he stood with Velra wouldn’t impact that. But Velra didn’t possess enhanced hearing, and it would have taken a little time for herto cast anauditory enhancementspell, so he hadn’t included her within those impacted.
As Ambrose pulled back and he snuffed out the spell, the ringing thankfully ceasing, Sylas’ eyes went to Velra and he appeared utterly shocked—but in a positive way?
“What is it?” I asked.
His gaze dropped to her belly and he smiled. “Allwillbe well.”
That was all he got out before Remnant snagged Ambrose’s throat and hauled him off the ground. “Donotdo that again.”
“It was necessary,” Ambrose rasped against his constricting grip. “My, my, since you’ve actually allowed yourself to become a true father to your son, your overprotectiveness has become unmatched and truly ferocious.”
Remnant snarled up at him, tightening his grip.
“We need him unharmed,” I spoke, stepping up to Remnant.
“He can perform while enduring a little agony.”
“Dad!” Lazriel called over. “I’m fine!”
“I can scent your blood.”
I looked over and saw Velra turning Lazriel’s head this way and that, examining him.
He had that familiar look on his face of loving her attentions, more attuned to that than the brief pain of the black magic spell Ambrose had invoked.
“Just a little. My ears are already healed now. It’s done.”
Remnant took his words in, then hissed at Ambrose. “Is it done? Hmm?”
“Like I said, old friend, it was necessary. And, yes, unfortunate. But it is indeed done.”
“And whatever it was also worked,” Kai cut in, gesturing at Sylas now standing tall, his magic no longer sparking, eyes wide in surprise as he turned his hands over.
Remnant released Ambrose.
