Orionâs POV~
I watched my beautiful mate hobble crookedly to the bathroom, where I stood, drawing her a bath. I laughed and said âIâm sorry, baby girl! I told you Heracles wouldnât go easyâ She replies âYou have to let him come forward sometimes, too! Iâm not just your mateâ¦Iâm his. I think if we let him participate more, he will learn to be gentlerâ I laughed againâ¦and retorted âSureâ¦letâs go with that!â And scooped her upâ¦sinking into the tub with her.
Tobias linked me from Blackwater.. ðº Elden is leaving for two days. Departure at 9 am. Robert is remaining here to oversee training. ðºâWe will be there around 11..try to keep training interestingâ..I chuckle ðº I will cause a distraction
I tell Renata we will be leaving for Blackwater in an hour. She nods and rinses her hair. We toweled each other offâ¦dressed..and headed downstairs to meet our men. I told Matthew what was happening and an estimated time to expect us back..I then linked our warriors and told them if we werenât back by 5 this afternoon to come after us..even if it means destruction of Blackwater!
We take off after breakfastâ¦I laugh at Renata, as she walks beside meâ¦causing flowers to bloom around us..sheâs whistling every few minutes to a tiny yellow bird on her shoulder..the smile on her face lets me know sheâs having fun! It takes so little to make her happy! I pray to always see that smile on her face!
As we reached the first trapdoor.. I look around..making sure weâre in the clear. I pull the door up and hop down into the hole..telling Abraham to lower Renata to me..then close it.. and stay out of sight. With that done, I lead her up the tunnel..and as I feel the floor sloping upwards, I turn to her and whisper âTime for some glamor, beautiful!â She giggles and waves her tiny hands in the air and says âdone!â I say âWeâre invisible?â She nods and giggles again.. I ask her why I can see herâ¦she looks at me with an actual âDUHâ look and says âyouâre my mateâ because apparently, that explains everything!
I pushed on the door and it opened easily and we stepped into a root cellar that looked to be attached to Eldenâs house.. The intel Brian is accumulating is proving invaluable! I could hear shouts and laughter coming from the training field, while we just sauntered through Eldenâs house. We entered the office and found the book in minutes. And I find myself hoping Alistair is really changing his ways.
Picking up the book, we headed out of the office and down the stairs..Brian links me ðº Ori! Stick that book under your shirt or something! Right now it looks like that fucking thing is floating around the house like a ghost! I almost laughed out loud..and tucked the book in my shirt. As we entered back into the tunnel, I told Renata about the floating book and she cracked up!
Abraham lifted my love up and out, while I pulled myself out.. Renata sat cross legged on the groundâ¦she sank her fingers into ther soil.. Within moments, the air around us shimmered and a beautiful woman appearedâ¦She was barefootâ¦wearing a simple peasant style dress in green and gold. Green eyes the color of the leaves and brown curly hairâ¦and a wreath of flowers on her head.
Renata squealed and ran to her âAlice! I have missed you!â Mother Nature laughed and said âI have missed your face, my happy fairy! I see youâve found your mate! And such a nice one too! Now why have you summoned me?â Renata explains âThere are tunnels under this land. I have listened to the tree roots..the trees are in pain! I want to fill the tunnels.. Allow their roots to heal!â Alice smiled at her and says âOf course my child! I will fill the tunnels completely! My earth will be healed! My children will all be well!â
I watched as bouldersâ¦rocksâ¦soil and dirt began pouring into the tunnel we were standing beside. Looking around, I could see the same thing happening all over the forest floor. It was an amazing sight..and it was more than obvious it would take decades to try and dig those tunnels out! Life is good! I canât wait to watch Eldenâs meltdown on video! Gonna be classic!
Returning to Matthew and Kennethâs pack house, we went straight to the conference roomâ¦asking Charles to join us. We sat down..and I slid the book to the center of the table. Renata crawled into my lap and wrapped around me. Brian handed me a throw and I covered her. She was sleeping in a minute. Aaron said âthe glamor?â And I nodded. Brian laughs..says watch this..and plays the video of the floating book. And it did! It looked like it was possessed. Bouncing around in thin airâ¦and then it just disappeared and Aaron asks âWhereâd it go? It was there and then Poof!? How did it get here???â And we were all rolling! Matt chokes out âOrion put it under his shirtâ¦to hide it!â
Charles looks at me and says âLetâs find us some Goddess damned pieces, son! Itâs time to put this puzzle to bed!â I nod and tell him âThere is a bookmarkâ¦holding the part about my birthmark and I believe where this ridiculous saga begins!â
Charles begins reading through it.. making notes on a pad, as he finds something of interest. Leaving him to it, I twisted to one side and propped my feet on a nearby chair, adjusting mi amor so she could be more comfortable!
Tim jumps up and runs to the TV, plugging his laptop into the TV and yells âwatch thisâ and Elden walks in with none other than Lionel. Within seconds, Robert comes in! Elden rants â Robert! It appears..your mate is being held hostage by Orion! Things are getting away from me! I just should have taken that girl from you and brought her here! Sheâd still be in my cells! You incompetent fucking twat! You know I needed that girl! Untouched! Lionel tells me he thinks they have found each other and mated! If that is fact⦠I have to see what I have to do to summon him! Robert..I will kill you myself, if I canât find the answers I seek!â
Charles looks at me and says âOrion sit downâ And since I am sitting I ask what? And everyone laughed. Charles chuckles âOh! Well..okayâ¦the reason Elden wants you. He needs your blood. The reason he wants Renata is to sacrifice her..burning her heart..as he pours your blood into the flames. In doing thisâ¦he will summon Luciferâ¦and all his disciples to rid the earth of all hellhounds! A slaughter! Murdering countless beings! That is his plan⦠I will continue reading..until we know more!â I just nodâ¦becauseâ¦.well speech evades me at the moment!
Iâm distracted when I hear Elden going off again âWhere the fuck is my book? Whoâs been here? Pull security video! NOW!! Someone was in this house! Why the fuck do I have guards! Get Lauren down here! She is in this house all day long! She should know!â Brian said âJust wait! I didnât erase the part where the book is seen floating in the air for about ten seconds..just the door opening and closing twice. This should be good!â The video switched cameras to Eldenâs office and they are running videoâ¦
Robert says âStop! Whatâs that? Back upâ¦There! Thereâs your book!â Like heâs just found the meaning of life! And Elden pops him in the head! âWhereâs my book Now dumbass?! Care to explain how a fucking book flies halfway down the stairs and disappears? What the fuck was that!? Where the fuck did it go? Who took it? And how the fuck did whatever it is get in this house?â Robertâs voice shakes out âWhat if itâs still here? What if itâs black magic and it kills us in our sleep?! We have to find it! Call the trackers!â Elden shakes his head at Robert saying âYou are my greatest disappointment! I should have beat you and kept Orionâ and every single one of us roared with laughter!