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“The god king is preoccupied at the moment with matters that must be attended to,” Roccurem interrupted.
“What the fuck does that mean? Did he go to Yejedin without us again?” I asked.
Neverra shrugged a little too quickly. Imogen scratched behind her ear and suddenly became interested in the book she’d just closed. Logan avoided everyone’s gazes and slunk further down in his chair.
“Hey, I saw that! What do you all know?” I demanded.
Logan held up his hands, blowing out a breath. “Nothing. He said he was going to Onuna with Dianna yesterday. That’s all I know.”
I slammed my hand on the table for dramatic effect before I pointed at Roccurem. “Is he having sex with Dianna?”
Roccurem’s six eyes popped open, all white and opaque, surprised at my bluntness. He recovered quickly and closed all but two. “He is with your queen, yes.”
Vincent dropped his head into his hands. “Oh, gods.”
I laughed. “Please tell me that Vincent’s noise complaint, slash possible murder call from Onuna, was because of them. Please, Roccurem, give me this little speck of joy.”
“I hate you,” Vincent groaned.
That was all I needed. I laughed so damn hard that Logan joined in. I wiped the tears that prickled at the corner of my eyes as I sighed. “Oh, thank the old dead gods. Do you have any idea how sexual tension smells? It’s not great.”
Neverra laughed, and it was so wonderful to hear.
Imogen reached across the table and popped me. “So mature,” she said, shaking her head.
“Honestly, we should all be lucky they didn’t destroy a city.”
Vincent pushed the book away and stood up. “Cameron. For the love of the old gods and the new. Shut up.”
“What? I’m just saying what we are all thinking here.” I shrugged, ignoring Imogen’s eye roll, but I watched Vincent. His mood seemed more sour than the situation warranted. I glanced at Logan. He, too, was watching Vincent warily.
“No one was thinking that,” Imogen jested.
“Okay, anyway, that means we have plenty of time to eat then. Samkiel will definitely be busy.” I pushed away from the table, and the others followed suit.
“I don’t think Samkiel’s ever had a bad girl before. No offense Imogen,” I said.
She giggled. “None taken.”
Logan opened the door. “What about the one in Cvisor? You remember the one with the green horns?”
“Pfft. That was the shortest fling. He was just returning some mythical gemstone.”
Neverra draped her arm around Logan and tucked into his side as we headed out of the council hall. “Yeah, that was only a week. You’re right.”
I waved my hand as we rounded the corner. “That doesn’t count. Samkiel closed himself off after he watched how heartbroken his father was. I don’t think he ever wanted to feel that level of grief, but then Dianna came along, and I think what he feels for her is unlike anything he has ever felt for anyone. No offense, Imogen.”
Imogen rolled her eyes once more, throwing her hands in the air. I wrapped my arm around her shoulders as we walked.
“Oh, my gods, Cameron. How many times do I have to tell you we weren’t serious?”
I shrugged. “Like I was saying, now that Samkiel has someone he actually likes, he’ll be busy for a while.”
“Not with a prison dimension opened and the world still in peril,” Xavier replied from behind us.
I stopped short and turned to look at Xavier. “Want to bet.”
Xavier shook his head, walking past us. “Not today. If we are not actively searching today, I need to take care of something.”
