Page 75 of Battling Bright
Krys saw Amy’s confused expression until the cloak slithered off and was folded over Elida’s chair.A wave of silence rippled through the room, with only the music still playing.
Amy snickered.“Ah.Got it.You finished developing after you left?”
“Yup.Elf genes.The curves fixed in around twenty-six.So, now, I am going to borrow your dancing bear.”She linked arms with Amy, who was laughing outright as they crossed the dance floor toward Emmers.
Krys was grinning as she watched Elida and Emmers take to the dance floor, and they started to move.There was grace and affection, and they talked, and Emmers was blushing as they cruised around the floor and the dancers who began to move.When the song ended, Kairek stepped up, and then Neekil and Krys were laughing outright when Reymark bowed and carefully danced with Elida.
Krys didn’t hear what was said, but the two were talking and moving in elaborate patterns as if their minds and bodies each had a separate task.
When that song was over, Reymark brought her over to Jennor, and she reached up, cupped his jaw and rocked his head left to right.She obviously talked about his horns, and Jennor pointed to the dance floor, where Jennel was dancing with Day-ek.
Krys grinned, and when Miika came over, she put her arm around Elida’s waist and pressed her head against Elida’s shoulder.It was sweet, and Elida smiled at Reymark and Jennor and introduced her daughter to both of them.Soon, more agents were coming by for introductions.
Krys considered the night a triumph.Now she could get back to the wedding.
Krys made the first dessert and took a photo of it.The isomalt had been the key to making a lot of domes quickly.The balloons on the counter were covered in clear and glossy edible isomalt, and they were gorgeous.
Reymal came into the catering kitchen.“So, this is where you are.”
“Yeah.I had to figure out a problem, and now I have it.Check this out.”She went to the cool storage and pulled out one of the statues.“Isn’t it gorgeous?”
“Is that...”He leaned in and stared.“That is Neekil and Hannah having sex.”
“Yup.His brother sculpted the details with his tongue, so I am not looking into that one too far.”
He grinned.“Chocolate?”
“Yup.Her hair is strawberry and his is vanilla, which is the only thing vanilla about him as far as I can tell,” she muttered.
Reynal watched as she put the statue away with all of its little friends.“Is that appropriate for a wedding?”
“A couple in love having sex standing up?Why not?”
“Is it appropriate for an event organizer?”
“Definitely not.I have no idea how I would take to the procedure, so I would rather have some recovery time.”
“Sensible.”
She finished removing her apron and stripping off her gloves.“Come on.Time to lock these little fellas up.Want to walk the yard with me?”
“Of course.Are you here alone tonight?”
“Yes and no.Steer clear of the quarry.Sable and Benko are having a date night.They are watching a movie on her tablet.”
Reynal exited the kitchen, and she closed and locked it up, with a few flares and small glitter bombs near the doors and windows.
He wrapped his arm around her, and she leaned against him.“Do you know a woman named Elida?”
“Of course.The running tiger.”
“She’s also an amazing dancer with a figure like a nineteen-fifties lounge singer.”
Reynal nodded.“I see, so she grew into her elf blood then.”
“I thought it happened much later for elves?”
“The more our genes are scrambled, the closer to human maturation we get.”
