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She pursed her lips before she raised her eyes to Ben. “Could you follow him tonight? Frysan and I have tried, but he’s just too quick for us, and the woods too thick.”
“What’s he doing out there?” I asked her.
She seemed to sink deeper into her chair as she shook her head. “I don’t know. I only know he travels in the direction of Scima.”
Ben reached across and grasped one of her hands in his gentle grip. “We’ll follow him. You get some rest.”
She perked up at his offer. “Oh, thank goodness. I could use a good morning’s sleep. Now then-” She sat up and shook her hand out of Ben’s hold to grasp the teapot once more, “-does anyone want any tea?”
CHAPTERNINE
I floppedmy tongue out and stared at myself in the mirror.
Ben and I had returned to our room after our breakfast with Aunt Dreda and I now stood in front of the vanity mirror staring at my reflection. I poked at my tongue.
Ben strode up behind me. “Is something the matter?”
I slurped my tongue back in and turned to face him. “I was just making sure my tongue was still there. Your aunt’s coffee is so strong I thought maybe it had strangled my tongue.”
He chuckled. “She is fond of strong foods. You should try her chili. It’s legendary in these parts.”
I shuddered. “I think that’s one legend I don’t want to meet.”
“Then what do you say to making the acquaintance of less legendary subjects?” he mused as he folded his arms over his chest. “The people of Scima are a simple folk, but they have their interesting quirks.”
I lifted an eyebrow. “Any particular reason why we should go there?”
Ben shrugged. “The town is quite quaint and holds a great deal of history.”
“And?”
“And we may be able to find out more about our hidden foe, along with Ealden.”
“And?”
“We might discover why Werd travels in that direction.”
“And?”
He grinned. “Isn’t that enough?”
I shrugged. “I was just checking. I mean, maybe there’s some dark secret that lurks in the shadows that we need to discover or some such nightmare-inducing adventure.”
Ben shook his head. “Those wouldn’t be the inhabitants of Scima, but those that lay in the forest.”
“The werewolves?” I guessed.
“The werewolves. They have a different culture unto themselves, and rarely do they invite outsiders into their inner circle.”
I playfully wiped my brow with the back of my hand. “Good. I was hoping they were going to invite us over to dinner and we’d find outwewere the main course.”
Ben set his hands on my shoulders and chuckled. “I wouldn’t have anyone but I enjoy your flesh.”
A heavy blush accented my cheeks. I tilted my head back to stare up into his heated gaze. “Is there something you need to tell me?”
He blinked at the lustful look vanished. I was kind of sorry to see it go. “What do you mean?”
I shrugged. “I just thought maybe you were being a little, well, teenager-ish since we got here.”
