Page 7 of Shadowing Bright
“Hey, Freddy.Yeah, we are heading to Simon’s booth and the leather worker and anywhere else that takes our fancy.”
“We?Oh, hey.The frost giant.Nice outfit!”Freddy grinned.
“Thanks.It’s super comfy and easy to move in.”
Freddy smirked.“Well, Simon has more questions about your selections.Go to our booth first.”
Vaia snorted softly.“Of course.”
Amy smiled.“You two know each other?”
Freddy nodded.“Of course.We are both familiars.”
Amy blinked.“Right.Of course you are.”
“Well, now that we have all creepily saidof course,we should be on our way.The thrall is wearing off, and I need to be out of their sight before it is complete.”Vaia looked at the crowd, who were ignoring the next performer and staring their way.
Amy grew to her giant form and stood between Vaia and the crowd.The joyful relief on Vaia’s features was sweet.Together, they headed over to the jeweller’s booth, where a stand-in booth wench was.
“Hey, Simon.”Vaia’s voice was soft, but the blacksmith paused and turned to grin at her.
“Vaia.Happy birthday.This year, the faire decided I would give you your present.”He moved to his bench and pulled out a piece of folded leather.“Here you go.”
Vaia smiled.“Thank you.It is much appreciated.”
She took the leather and untied the strips holding it together.She opened the folded leather and saw the swags of black chain, with accent drops of ruby or garnet.Vaia smiled slowly.“It’s lovely.”
“Put it on, please.I had to guess at the drape.”
She sighed and took off her cloak before letting Simon attach the catch at the back of her neck.
Amy blinked.“That’s gorgeous.It’s perfect.It goes where it needs to and stops where it doesn’t.”Swags and whirls of chain were riding at the top of Vaia’s breasts, and her skin was stark white against the black metal.The drops of dark red looked like blood and added to what Amy was beginning to understand about her new friend.Vaia might be a master textile mage, but she was also a psychic vampire.
Chapter Two
When they left theNight Faire, Amy had her arms loaded with purchases.A few of the booths had given her a fifty percent discount instead of the twenty because Vaia never used hers.A deal was a deal.
