“How is he?” I asked with concern.
“Not good.” Horus was still staring at Blue. “So, why didn't you kill her? What's going on here?”
“Can I explain it to everyone at once?” I asked. “Just know that Blue is trustworthy now.”
“Who's Blue?” Horus asked.
“Oh.” I huffed a little laugh. “You know; I have no idea why I call you that,” I said to Blue.
“I think it may have something to do with the translation of my name into English,” Blue mused. “It means; 'Blue Hummingbird on the Left.'”
“That's an odd name,” I noted.
“It's because the Aztec's believed that the Sun rose from the left of the world and was carried by a hummingbird,” Blue explained.
“They thought a hummingbird carried the Sun?” I gaped at him.
“Dear Gods,” Horus murmured as he stared at the bite marks on my neck. “You two have been intimate, haven't you?”
“Yes,” Blue said as I groaned.
“My grandfather is going to be heartbroken, Vervain,” Horus growled. “How could you do this to him?”
“I'm hoping that he will understand,” I said softly. “I believe I was married to Blue in my other life.”
“What?” Horus gaped at me.
“I took Huitzilopochtli's magic, and when I did, I healed it,” I launched into the explanation that I was hoping to put off. “Blue bit me and something happened with the blood and magic exchange. When he took his magic back, it was different, and it... ”
“It healedme,” Blue took over. “I have been angry for centuries; viewing the world through a red veil. Look at my eyes, Egyptian; they're as changed as my soul. She healed me; made me the man I used to be.”
“He's not going to manipulate humans anymore,” I went on. “He's truly a changed man.”
“Just like that?” Horus asked. “You won't stand against us anymore?”
“How can I when I love a human?” Blue asked simply.
“This is fucked,” Horus said.
“But also good, right?” I asked Horus. “I'm alive, and Blue is on our side. He was one of your most powerful enemies, but now, he's an ally.”
“True,” Horus mused. “Your husband, eh? I'm glad I'm not the one who has to explain it to your fiance.”
“He's not my husband in this life,” I said.
“But I intend to rectify that,” Blue added.
“What?” I asked.
“Here we go again.” Horus rolled his eyes. “Please do not continue, Huitzilopochtli. I have been a witness to one Vervain proposal already, and I have no desire to see another.”
“As you wish,” Blue said with a smirk.
“I'll trace you to Bilskinir,” Horus said as he held out his hands. “Take my hands, and I'll get us through the wards. Forgive me if I don't trust you enough to give you the tracing chant, Huitzilopochtli.”
“I understand,” Blue said.
Horus took both of our hands and traced us to Bilskinir. As soon as I reformed, I hurried out of the tracing room and down to the library. I could hear Re's voice raised in anger.
