Tiernan lifted his eyebrows. “Well done. You stayed near your power base while hiding where no one would think to look for you.”
“Yes, it was a good idea,” I agreed. “But he wants to stay there until we destroy the blight.”
Tiernan looked from me to Sever. “I don't think that's necessary, Sever, but she's your daughter. You should have the final say.”
“Thank you, Tiernan,” Sever said.
“He should have anequalsay with me,” I corrected.
“Yes, I meant that among your husbands, Sever's opinion about his child should count the most.” Tiernan sipped his tea. “As Miri's mother, you should absolutely have an equal say. So, what are you saying, Seren?”
“Before you answer, I have something to tell you.” Sever glanced at Dax. “The real reason I want to stay a little longer is that Miri has . . .”
“Miri has what?” I demanded.
“When we left Fairy, she was very upset. We arrived at Daxon's estate and nearly fell into a rift.”
“Wait. What?” I sat back. “What do you mean a rift?”
Sever leaned closer to whisper, “Miri opened a door to Heaven. Luckily, I had laruked us to the driveway, so the rift wasn't in Daxon's home, but it was still startling. I had to shut it before an Angel noticed.”
“Does she know what she did?” Tiernan asked.
“No, thank goodness. But I think it may be best if we stay here while I work with Mirielle on controlling her power.” He grimaced. “She's been dreaming about the Eternal Palace and the Throne, Seren.”
“Oh, damn,” I whispered. “Anything else?”
He shrugged. “She draws angelic symbols sometimes.”
I sighed. “All right. You know best how to handle this. If you want to stay there, it's all right with me.”
“You won't return to Twilight until you're done in Seelie anyway.” Sever motioned to me.
“Yes, I just feel that Miri's safer on Fairy than on Earth. Caelum was nearly abducted from Earth.”
“But our boy demolished that dickhead,” Daxon said with a smirk.
“Yes, that was fortunate, but Miri cannot protect herself.”
“I'm not so sure about that.” Sever's expression went grim.
“No one will come down here looking for Miri,” Daxon added.
I rolled my eyes. “Unless she opens another rift, and they step through.”
Daxon grimaced. “Shit.”
Sever got up, taking the phone with him. My view shifted to the floor.
“I'm still here,” I drawled.
Sever lifted the phone to his face. He was peering out a window. Looking back at me, he said, “Just checking on her. She's fine.”
“Why don't you stay with us?” Daxon suggested. “You'll have better protection on my estate, and Miri will have Caelum to play with.”
Sever looked at me.
I shrugged. “I don't know. On one hand, you'll have an army to back you, but on the other hand, if Miri opens a rift and Angels decide to come through, you'll have brought them to Dax and Caelum.”
