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“With Arianrhod’s quest, you present your case,”Daghda said with a wishful sigh. “Andshe either shows herself or she doesn’t.We used to have a temple in the realm for the people to worship her and pray to her.” That must have been the abandoned. I remembered the temple covered by moss. “I neglected my services to the goddess as well.”
“So, we just wait for her to show up?” Blaze asked in displeasure.
“GoddessArianrhod can’t be pushed or rushed,”Daghda said. “She doesn’t answer to a mortal or an immortal’s whim. She chooses her own time, place, and fashion—if she ever shows.”
“We don’t have time,” Iokul said. “Lysandra is taking over the realm. The longer we stay here, the harder it’ll be to get the cities back, if we haven’t lost them already. The Humans Superior and First movement is going global, and we need to snuff it out before it turns to wildfire.”
“I’ll return to the realm to confront Lysandra,”Daghda said. “It’s my mess. I’ll fix it. I’ll announce the return of my heir and crown her.”
“It won’t work,” Elvey said. “No offense, Your Majesty, but you’ve lost to the humans. It’s in their every bone to fight and crush you. Your consort has made sure of it. All six cities have declared to support her.”
“What about the humans with more potent dragon blood?” Daghda thundered.
“They’ve kept silent so far,” Elvey said.
Daghda glared at Elvey, but Elvey merely raised an eyebrow at that. “Daisy, however, is fresh blood. People thought she was lost, but now she’s returned. The legend about her vanishing fascinated the humans. We could use that. We can make them fascinated with her. She’s a young, gorgeous immortal. If we present her right, they’ll fall for her.”
I narrowed my eyes. Present me?
My mates’ hands on my shoulders tensed. They didn’t like other males flattering me. I was theirs to flatter.
“She won’t just be the face, of course,” Elvey flashed me a disarming smile before I could hiss at him. “There’s a lot of work to do to counter the black witch’s every move, and none of them will be easy.”
“Problem is, we don’t have time for all the legwork to counter the witch,” Rai said.
Elvey nodded. “True, but it doesn’t mean we shouldn’t work on them. And most important, Daisy still needs the power of the land to convince or terrify the humans that theDanaenyth dynasty is hers. With that display, she’ll settle the score with Lysandra in public.”
“But the king just saidGoddessArianrhod doesn’t answer toa mortal or even an immortal’s whim,” Adrian said.
Elvey flashed a coy smile. “She’ll show. She has to. If you want, we can place a bet. The losers will do three tasks I ask them to do.”
None of us felt as confident as him, but I also knew there was something he hadn’t told us and wouldn’t tell us. It was as if he knew Arianrhod personally.
“So, we just wait in the mountains and do nothing?” Blaze repeated.
“There’re plenty of things to do here,” Elvey said. “I myself intend to explore this marvelous extension of the Dragon Realm that no Fae has ever done before. I like snowy mountains. I want my solitude. I’ve always been around annoying people. As for you, Highnesses, you might want to work diligently with the dragon knights to secure this haven and protect your mate effectively. The demons have attacked us on multiple occasions, all the way from Pandemonium to Inanna. They won’t just stop. The enemies might send something worse and bigger.”
“Let them come,”Daghda said viciously.
“Let them come,” Rai echoed fiercely.
Daghda rose to his full height. “I’ll guard this fortress for my granddaughter. No one will take her from me again.” He turned to the guards. “She’s now queen to you all.”
As one, everyone dropped to one knee and bowed their head, except Elvey and my princes.
“Long live QueenDanaenyth!” they chanted.
“For your formal coronation, we’ll have to wait until we take the witch trash out,”Daghda said, leaving the room.
All guards stayed except the two who had been with my grandfather since his rule.
I called for the guards to stand up, and they obeyed. They were my royal guards now.
My mates ordered the guards to wait in the grand hall for a security debriefing. War and security were their forte.
Elvey cleared his throat for attention, and Blaze stared at him in a flash of annoyance. “What now, Elvey? Are you going to join us for guarding duty or go sightseeing?”
“Neither,” Elvey said. “All I want is to be with Daisy alone.”
