“Andvari called your fathers last night and told them of your vision. They will not be expecting a call from you this early.”
Now that Henry was beginning to wake up, he could see the hurt in Eduard’s stance. He shouldn’t have acted like such a brat the night before by sneaking out. As much as he chafed under their constant protection, he knew they were doing it for his own good. Until they found the chosen one, Henry was extremely vulnerable. It grated on his nerves but it was the truth. Once all the guardians were gathered, he’d be safer, but without their advanced strength and other powers, he’d be a sitting duck. And without his visions, he didn’t know how they would all come together to keep the chosen one protected. Until the chosen one came, Henry was the one they had to keep safe, no matter how much it annoyed him.
Henry slid back off the counter and walked the few steps to Eduard. He nudged him with his forehead, and kept his head lowered as his alpha and father had taught him. Apologies were more than words, they were actions, too. Griffin’s may not follow the exact same protocols as his shifter family, but Henry hoped his point would be made. “I’m sorry,” he said. “I didn’t mean to scare you last night.”
Eduard cupped his hand around Henry’s neck and gave it a gentle squeeze. “You’re still learning to trust me, oh Seer mine.”
“Nah, I trust you,” Henry said with a smile. He looked up at Eduard, making sure he understood his seriousness. “I really do. I just… I know I’m the weakest link and all, but it doesn’t mean I’m powerless. My magic has always protected me.”
“I know. You have survived more than I can imagine.”
“I have,” Henry said. He tried not to think of the years he’d been held captive, the years before his dads found him and his siblings. “But that doesn’t mean that I don’t need you. I won’t run off again.”
Eduard nodded and gave Henry’s neck another soft squeeze. “Now, back to hiring staff…”
Henry laughed and moved back to his spot on the counter by Sawyer. “I’ve never seen anyone here in the house in a vision, so I don’t know what that means. Then again, I’ve never even seenushere either, but I know we’re supposed to be here. Does that make sense?”
“It does,” Draco said. “Did you ever see visions of the other guardians?”
“No,” Henry said. “I tend to see places. At least for now. I saw visions of people when I was younger, though. I mean, I knew someone was coming before Andvari and Eduard showed up at home, but I didn’t know who. Why, is that important?”
“I saw this place, too,” Draco said. “That’s why I’m here. I bought the house across the street years ago because I saw it in a dream and knew I was supposed to be there.”
“And Andvari and I knew we had to go to your father’s clinic,” Eduard said. “We both saw it in a dream as well.”
“So your dreams are talking to you?” Sawyer asked.
“It seems that way,” Henry said. “The pieces are beginning to move on the chess board at any rate. I wonder if we would ever see you in a dream, Sawyer, or if your ability makes that impossible.”
“Oh, you can dream about me as much as you want,” Sawyer said with a wink.
Henry cackled and leaned against him. “That’s perfect,” he said as he laughed. “So perfect.”
“So what was your vision about last night?” Sawyer asked.
Henry shrugged and grabbed another piece of bacon. “I’m not sure. Sometimes they’re really clear and other times they’re more hazy and it takes a while for me to figure them out. I mean, this house came to me over months. Eduard has been working with me since— how long have we been together?”
“Eight months,” Eduard answered. “Henry knew the place right away and I was able to make arrangements to purchase the property on the chosen one’s behalf. Then we went about turning his visions of the house into reality.”
“Whoa. Eight months.” Sawyer looked over at Draco again. “And you’ve been here for about eight years now.”
“Yeah,” Henry said. “So we really have no clue exactly how long its going to be for us to find the chosen one. But hey, if we went from Draco arriving eight years ago to us finding out eight months ago, maybe the rest will arrive in eight days?”
“It is possible,” Eduard said. “However unlikely. Nothing will surprise me at this point.”
“Is the eight significant in some way?” Sawyer asked.
Henry froze, then looked over at him. “Uh, yeah actually it is.”
Eduard paused as well, turning to look at Henry. “There are eight guardians.”
“You think that’s just a coincidence?” Sawyer glanced back and forth between them, waiting to be enlightened.
“It could be. Then again, it might just be the right timing. I’ll pay more attention now and see if I see other significant eights,” Henry said. “And as to your staff, Eduard, I don’t see why you can’t bring them here, at least until the chosen one arrives. I mean, we all serve his or her needs, right? So I mean, technically, the staff would belong to them?”
Eduard nodded. “Until then, I would happily turn over the household management duties to someone else so I can return to my own responsibilities.”
“Man, this is crazy,” Sawyer said. “It’s so hurry up and wait. And you have no idea who this chosen person is or when they’re coming. You just have to wait on them?”
