Page 89 of Rose and Shadows
“Hey, little sis! That’sit!” he cried, before leaning over and biting into her marshmallow.
“Nyx!”
“That’s what you get.”
“Eating for two here.”
“Oh, yeah, that’s it, huh?” He grabbed a bag of marshmallows beside him and handed it to her. “Have at it, then.”
She shook her head. “It’s not the same if they’re not cooked with the fire.”
“See? You’re not hungry for them.” I saw him flinch, then dip his head a little toward her belly. “Hungry for something else though.”
“You can feel that?” she asked.
“An urgency, yeah.” He patted her shoulder. “Good timing that Sylas is here.” As he turned his head, Velra did the same.
And then she was on her feet and rushing over as well.
Sylas kept one hand glued to Lazriel’s hip and wrapped his free arm around Velra, tucking her into his side and nuzzling against her.
“You did it,” she said, eyeing me happily. “Pulled him away for a bit from his work.”
“As promised.”
A tiny cry sounded and we all swung our heads toward the bassinet.
I knew well what lay inside, but blankets covered the precious being within from view.
Vorzyr was being rather overprotective.
Nyx had explained to me that it was to be expected because it was Vorzyr’s first time taking care of the little months-old being alone.
The cries intensified and Vorzyr pushed out of his chair and reached into the bassinet.
I heard Sylas’ breath catch, because he was the only one here who hadn’t seen yet.
Vorzyr lifted out a baby dragon with black and orange scales and tiny little wings that were tinged with a silver hue and did not yet work to enable him to take flight.
Torvek Titanus, Vorzyr’s baby brother who had been in the care of Draven Vortimer and his mother, Elyrren Vortimer in the Dracoryn Realm now ruled by House Vortimer.
It was a long and complicated story, but suffice to say, this was the first time that Torvek had been outside the Dracoryn Realm. According to what Nyx had told me, it had become possible because Draven had just discovered he was to be a father. It was also my understanding that Draven was not in a relationship with the dragon in question now carrying his child, nor on good terms with her, so there was a lot that needed to be dealt with. In light of that, he’d sent Torvek here for a couple of days to be with Vorzyr. Given that Solumira was so heavily warded by Ariana, there was no security risk to him.
Lazriel eased from Sylas and Velra, then went to Vorzyr.
His eyes softened as he glanced between the baby and Vorzyr. “Can I?”
“You’ve been waiting all this time for him to wake up, so go for it. Just… gently. Really gently.”
“He has dragon hide, V,” Nyx told him with a chuckle.
“It’s not fully developed yet, Luscious.”
As Lazriel carefully stroked Torvek’s head, Nyx walked to Vorzyr and rubbed his back soothingly. “You’re doing amazingly well with him. All right?”
Vorzyr smiled. “Thanks.”
“Dragons… so soft but hard at the same time… I’ve never touched one in full dragon form before,” Lazriel murmured.
