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The room falls in silence.
“Would you like that, sister?” I ask her.
She looks unsure at first. But she stares at me as if asking for my opinion. I nod to her. Then she nudges herself to me and I ruffle her. Hopping off me she goes to our mother’s lap, and our mother brushes her fur.
“It’s okay, my moon child. Everything is over now. You have choices.” She caresses my sister lovingly and Luna purrs softly in her mother’s arms.
My heart squeezes a little at everything I could have had. I am happy for my sister that she grew up with her, but I can’t deny that I wish I had it too. I guess all we have now is time.
Luna agrees with a small nod towards Owa.
Igor stands beside me two hours later as we file in behind Mama and Owa to be with Luna as she begins her transition. Owa told us it may take up to a month or two for her to be fully human and she will be unconscious for most of it because of the power of the reversal spell.
With Igor’s hand on my shoulder, I feel strong. Right now, we are here for Luna. Owa had Luna drinking many little potions before Igor helped tying her to a metal bed.
When she is asleep, we leave her.
Chapter thirty-six
Destiny Runs In Circles
Aria
“Igor,youarewhatof where?” I can’t help the pitchiness of my voice.
Instead of answering with speed, the orc laughs. He barks a laugh so loud his shoulders shake. “You heard me. I am…uh, King of your former land,” he says with a shrug.
“Explain.” I gesture for him to make it quick.
“I killed Shamus and apparently your law also says the one who challenges the King, gets to be King if they defeat him in battle.” He shrugs again like it is nothing.
“I’m Queenagain!” I shout louder than I maybe should have. It feels like a dark cloud is coming on top of my head once more. I never thought I’d have anything to do with those people again.
“Yes. And we are due there in a few moons for the inauguration,” he says in passing.
“Inauguration? Can’t we just…give the throne to the council member you have handling things right now?”
He sighs, his fingers pinching his bridge. I know what is stressing him. He spent a whole day yesterday and night in negotiations with the Prime Minister of the Obu Kingdom. It was that slime, Anton. And apparently, the Gango kingdom was in an imminent war with the Obu and they had lost a lot of allies and resources since Shepherd’s death, and the Kingdom is not doing well.
Igor managed to prevent that from happening. And even though the negotiations yielded time for the Gango, the vultures are circling the Kingdom and everyone wants their pound of flesh and Igor is worried about all the people in the land. The same people who treated us like animals.
It came as a big surprise to me that Igor would even consider saving humans, especially my people but he wants to try, I can see he does.
“I know this is hard for you, love…” He places his hands on my shoulders. “You don’t have to involve yourself. I do prefer you as far away from the humans as possible. You are safer here and I need to have mind rest that you are safe at all times.” He pauses. “They treated you badly, but the orclings are still half of you and…that is their home too. What if one day they want to explore that side of them? What if they can no longer travel safely and they will be treated like me…maybe this is…a chance.”
“A chance?”
“To create a new world.” He says.
A new world.
That was a new possibility. But was it possible? Orcs and humans living side by side? What could a kingdom like that look like?
Our children could have a place in both their worlds. They could walk and travel without fear. That was very tempting.
It would take much for my people to accept orcs but everyone gets used to anything if they see it long enough. Right?
I giggle when a thought enters my mind. Igor quips a questioning brow.
