Orvis smiled kindly. “That is very fitting.”
“I think so.”
Orvis paused. “May I have a hug?”
“Yes, my knight in fluffy armour, you may.” Bethany hugged the woman who had seen a starving teen at the side of the road and had gotten her to a shelter without any hesitation. She wasn’t speaking back then, but Orvis was the first face she remembered from back then.
They stood toe to toe and then parted. “You are going to have to explain that to Stovos.”
“I will just tell him I ran into an old friend.”
“Let’s see how that works out. Oh, hey, Nessa.”
Nessa came in and said, “Are they settling in?”
“Yes. When they come down, I am going to take them for a tour of the spa area and the warm pools.”
Nessa smiled. “I can do it. You know Tolly?”
“Yes, we met when we were teens.”
“You are... what are you?”
“As I stand before you, human.”
Nessa blinked. “So, there are options?”
“And people say the pink hair makes you ditzy.” Bethany froze, realizing that was her boss. “I am so sorry.”
Nessa frowned. “Do you think you are in trouble?”
“I know I am, I just don’t know if it is for this specifically.”
Orvis smiled kindly. “May I tell her about your situation?”
“Sure, but I don’t want it leaking into the mage society. I will have to move again.”
Nessa blinked. “Oh. Okay. Noted.”
Bethany looked at her. “Oh, shoot. You have an open link with your husbands.”
“Yeah. Sorry. Tynan says he won’t say anything about it. Your name doesn’t ring a bell.”
Bethany smiled. “Good.”
Orvis paused. “What did you do?”
“I made a deal. Those who don’t know me won’t know me.”
“Honey, who did you make the deal with?”
Bethany shrugged. “Some guy. He had horns. He said it was possible. It was a year and a half ago. You know I am bad with faces.”
“Did you get his name?”
She frowned. “Buzz. Pez. Don’t remember.”
Orvis rolled her eyes. “What was he wearing?”
