The man made a soft sound.
Mik said, “Should I speak to him?”
“You are the chatty one, after all.”
She smiled and straightened.Helen watched.
* * * *
Mik looked at the djinnand used power to get her up to his height.Basically, she was standing on a glowing beach ball.“Hello.Why are you here?”
His lips quirked.“I was notified that there were unusual beings rising in the wake of my bride’s interference.”
She nodded.“Some of us are, and some of us just showed up in our own good time.”
He nodded slowly, tilting his head from side to side.
She mimicked his movements.
He grinned.“You aren’t afraid?”
“Why would I be?An attack on me would have an unknown effect on the local energy systems.Might just blow the dicks off all the warriors that were left here.Set the dragons free.Who knows?”
The man made of stars with the armour that was a cosplayer’s wet dream looked at her.“What do you know of the blood djinn?”
“She’s great.She’s a guardian to a lost child, an excellent worker, and a fabulous friend.She has enough power to rearrange anyone biologically in her vicinity, but she likes working for the game company, so she’s stable.”
“And you keep her grounded.”
“Yes.”
“Would she accept a mate?”
Mik grinned.“One of yours?”
“Yes.”
“Female.She has a preference for females.”
He blinked.“Ah.Unexpected.”
“I think that it might be more understandable if you had actually asked.She would accept a male, but a female is her preference.Her daughter is an omega, though, so any candidates would have to take that into account.One wrong move and their entrails are extrails.”
He blinked in surprise.“Ah.Interesting.What about you?Would you—”
“Consider a tether?A leash?A collar?”She smiled.“They would have to have a high tolerance for magic.I haven’t run into one of those in my own kind.My energy makes most of your people uneasy.If that turned to physical action, I would simply fire them through the heart of a star.”
He nodded.“I see.Those are very specific needs.”
“Yeah.I bet you never thought becoming an emperor would involve so much matchmaking.”
“My bride has explained that once you find your match, you begin to seek matches for others.One of my warriors notified me that there are imperial djinn developing here.The blood djinn was unknown at that time, but the report was updated.”
“Ah, well, she’s stable.Safe.Even if you figure out exactly what she needs, she might not accept it.Them.They?”She smiled.
“What about you?”
“If I don’t like them, it would be a return-to-sender issue.”
