"But?"Cloaking? Is that what the darkness was for?
He sighs. "But I had to make sure you were safe to experience your desires last night. I would not necessarily say that your powers were contained during that… exchange… and I knew you would hate it if the room was destroyed, so I contained them for you."
"Contained them for…. wait Sorin said I was too drained to use any of my skills."
"That would normally be true seeing how exhausted you were after your training with Baldar, but something about your being with the pest— I mean the prince and Sorin seemed to hypercharge them instead of letting them rest. It did not seem like it caused you any ill effect, fortunately. If you could have seen the way in which your power radiated from you as you came..." His eyes fill with a dark desire. "I was unsure of its capabilities or yours to control it. Instead, I ensured it was not an issue." Ignoring the fact that it seems that Sam has his own nickname for the prince, my brain reels over the fact that I apparently had less control yesterday then I originally thought. Yes, I noticed the sparks coming off my skin, but honestly, I thought that might have been a trick of my lust crazed mind.I could have destroyed that whole cottage.The thought sobers me. I chew on my lip.
"Oh."
He smiles. "Fear not, Parum Bellator. The minute you learn to control these powers of yours and are able to defend yourself against danger, I will be unable to hold myself back. Until then." He places a gentle kiss on my forehead. "We should get lunch." He offers me a hand and I take it.
My brain cannot seem to form sentences, so all I do is squeeze his hand. He smiles and returns my squeeze. Together, we make our way back to Sylvie's.
Chapter forty-five
Bonds and Bonded
Alaceandra
We meet up with Sorin and the prince at lunch and shovel down a sweet doughy concoction and a side of candied meat before I am once again back in the clearing with all the men. Something or rather someone is missing.
"Where is Baldar?" I ask.If he is not here, how am I supposed to practice?
The prince pats my shoulder jolting me from my thoughts. I look at him and he points to an x burned into the ground several feet from where we stand. We all walk over to it and as my feet touch the burnt edges a spark shoots through me and into the ground. We all jump back as the forest floor rips itself open to reveal a familiar furry hand followed by a familiar furry body pulling itself from the depths. As quickly as the ground splits open, it stitches itself back up leaving behind only a couple of scorched pieces of grass in its wake.
"Missed me?"Baldar skitters over to me.
"Did you have to make such a grand entrance? Where were you?"
"Oh you know- places and things. We should really try not to exhaust you so much today; I do NOT want to do that again."He is running circles around my feet.
"Do what again?"
He stops running and turns his little head in Sam's direction before turning it back my way. "No worries."He sits."We should continue to work on your fire today. Let me know if you start to get tired though!"He squeaks, then gets up and runs to the middle of the field.
"O-kay." I follow him and so do the other men. Sam and the prince take their positions on either end of the field. This time it only takes me focusing on my flames and a touch from Sorin to ignite the field in soft red firelight. "Holy shit." I say under my breath. We practice making the flames appear and disappear for a while until I am able to do it on my own without having to touch Sorin.
"Since it looks like you have gotten the hang of that, Sorin please take your place at the south tree."
Sorin nods and makes his way over to the tree sitting by the trunk, matching the other two men.
"Okay Alaceandra now cast your flames."
I do and they once again dance around the clearing.
"How are you feeling? Tired, yet?"
"No, actually I am feeling pretty good."
Baldar titters."Ah, so my suspicions are correct. Seems you two have been busy in my absence."
"Busy? What is that supposed to mean?"
"Well, your powers have progressed swiftly and if that were not enough, I can sense your bond is almost complete… what do you think that means?"
"My bond is almost… I thought I only marked him, now we have an almost completed bond?" I keep my voice to a hushed whisper.
Baldar sighs."Yes, Alaceandra. Notice any new markings lately?" He sounds annoyed and I widen my eyes in realization. "There you go, you got it now. No worries though, nothing can be completed until the solstice. The bonding should only enhance your abilities for now."
