I just have centaur senses, which mainly make me want to fuck and shoot arrows.
Dusty air tickles at my throat.
I just can’t understand how Max and Ludo like being underground. It sucks. The air is like oatmeal, it's so thick.
And on top of that…
Spiders.
We walk through the dank gloom until Theo stops suddenly, pressing her palm against the rough rock of the tunnel wall.
"Tee?" I whisper.
"Shh," she murmurs. Her eyes are closed, her head tilted. "He’s close. I can... I can hear him, or rather, feel him. It’s not words, just a dull, throbbing pain."
"Can you pinpoint where?" Alexis asks.
"Below us. Deep down.”
“Same place we were taken to, I imagine,” Cosmo states.
Right, the Conclave secret lair.
That place needs a catchy name; the Bastard Buttwipe Bunker? Hideous Hideout? No, Downstairs of Doom. Hmm. I’ll have to keep workshopping.
The big question is…“How the fuck do we get him out of there?”
“Dragon-boy,” Max grins. “He’s our secret squirrel.”
Maximus turns to Cos and prods him on the chest with a finger. “Daddy Drakeward thinks you are a Conclave true believer now. Hallelujah, praise the dicks, etc. So you go back to the site and bullshit your way to where they’re keeping Ludo.”
Huh. That’s brilliant. “No way the guards are going to refuse entry to a Drakeward,” I add, giving Max a thumbs up.
The professor starts to say something then stops, putting on a thinking expression. “You know, it’s not a terrible idea. Even if you can’t get him out, you can get the lay of the land.”
“As long as I don’t get a contrary command from my father,” Cosmo replies. He rubs the side of his neck and I’m suddenly reminded that he’s got his cunt-father’s sigil burned into his neck. Poor fucker.
“But yeah, let’s give it a try,” he continues. “I’m happy to do it.”
I don’t think I’ve ever heard him say he’s happy to doanythingfor someone else.
But Tee-Tee isn’t just someone.
“OK, after classes, Cosmo will go in and attempt to track down Ludo, but now,” the professor sighs deeply, “it is time to play the ridiculous roles allotted to us in this academy.”
Theo lets out a little whimper and I hug her close. “He’ll be alright, Tee. It’s Ludo. Silent but deadly.”
My girl shakes slightly, then looks up at me. Tears are caught in her eyelashes, but her mouth is slightly quirked. “Alright, let’s go and get on with this stupid day, and none of you get into trouble. Ludo is our priority.”
“You got it, boss,” I reply. She walks away from me and links arms with Alexis. Max comes over and digs me in the ribs with an elbow.
“What?” I ask.
“Did you really just call our magnificent minotaur a fart?” he grins.
Huh? Frowning, I replay my words. I didn’t insult Ludo at all, I’d never do that. All I said was that he was silent but deadly…
Oh.
