To make matters worse, he had returned the Professors’ bodies to the army, but he still had to deliver Yondra’s final message to her family.
’Solus, do you want in or do you prefer that I leave you in Lutia? I’m sure you’d like to spend some time in your body with Tista and Nyka.’ Lith thought.
’Until you have a proper weapon again, I’m not going anywhere.’ Solus replied. ’Just have her pick something easy.’
"I can agree with your idea with the following conditions. First, we make camp somewhere near a Gate, so if bad luck follows our tail we can always ask for reinforcements.
"Second, let’s do something fun rather than dangerous. Third, and I mean no offense, but I’m not single. I’d really like to spend some time with my girlfriend, especially after risking my life on a daily basis for a month. So nothing too long."
"Oh, my! You groomed mister ’mean eyes’ into a true gentleman, dear sister." Friya chuckled. "I’ll accept all of your conditions and raise your ante. You can have Kamila join us for dinner once she is done with work.
"With a Gate, it will take her a step to reach us and a Warp for us to bring her to our restaurant. Yet, four women and one man seems a bit inappropriate. What if we invite the other Ranger as well? Judging by your stories, he seems like a funny guy...."
"Absolutely not!" The three veterans from Kulah replied in unison.
"He’s obnoxious, even by my standards." Lith said.
"He’s damn rude." Phloria said. "It took him a week to believe that I’m a woman."
"Plus, he hits on everything that breathes. Ranger Eari made so many passes at me that if I hear his voice one more time I might snap. I don’t even dare imagine how he would react if he sees you." Quylla said with a bit of envy.
She was pretty, but Friya’s hourglass figure was a stunner.
Phloria agreed as well. Because of her relentless rise among the army’s ranks and her sisters’ full-time jobs, she hadn’t seen them for more than an hour at lunch for years. Also, she could feel Quylla’s eyes staring at her from time to time.
Lith’s secret wasn’t a heavy burden but it wasn’t small either.
’It was much easier for me to accept his nature. Back then, we were still together and I think I was in love with him like a teenage girl can be. After seeing so many people die during Nalear’s attack, after losing Yurial, I would have accepted Lith even if he was a five-headed dragon.
’As long as he was fine and by my side, nothing else mattered.’
At that point, Quylla was forced to agree. She really wanted to spend some time with Friya, and Phloria was the only one that could help her unravel the tangle of thoughts in her head.
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