“Plus, we can handle ourselves,” Coen adds with a smile.
“I’ll say, that was impressive what you pulled off today,” Eamon says with a proud smile. “Just be cautious, I don’t like that he has his sights set on Neith and you guys. That’s never a good thing.”
I nod, “We’re hoping that we’re going to get some more leads that will lead to him being brought down. We will ensure that we’re safe in the meantime.”
“Actually, speaking of wards, would you allow me to strengthen yours?” Ransom asks. “I’ve been checking them, and there are a couple of weak spots, and I would like to add a few extra things to them too, if that’s okay?”
Calia’s eyebrows rise, “When did you manage to check the wards?”
“Now?” Ransom replies, his reply rising slightly at the end and making it sound like a question.
“You’re strong enough to check the entire perimeter while sitting here?” Eamon asks, sounding shocked.
Doc grins proudly and claps a hand on Ransom’s shoulder, “Yep. Ransom is a literal genius when it comes to wards.”
“Then by all means, we would be rather foolish if we didn’t take you up on your offer,” Calia replies with a smile.
Ransom nods, “I’ll need to be standing near the ward to make sure that it’s done properly, so I’ll do it on our way out.”
“Great, thank you,” Eamon replies.
“And on that note, I think we’re going to take off. It’s now officially morning, and Ransom is going to need some time to do his things with the wards,” Evander says.
Chapter Nine
Neith
“Are you sure that you wouldn’t like to stay?” Calia asks, and I’m guessing that I missed the conversation where she asked Van if we wanted to stay here tonight instead of making our way home.
Van smiles, but shakes his head, “Thanks, but we’ll be okay. We’ve spent so long away from home that we would rather be there.”
“That’s understandable,” Eamon nods.
“It would probably be a good idea to still keep an eye out for anything suspicious. The Blue Fucker seems to be able to convince people to do what he wants them to,” Griff suggests.
“Good shout,” River agrees. “It also might be a good idea to speak to the wolves and warn them as well. I’m pretty sure that they’re going to be extra vigilant anyway, but it’s better to be safe than sorry. They should be able tosmell him. Like Neith said earlier, Logan said that he smelled like he was rotting.”
Calia nods seriously, “Will do. We don’t want him anywhere near here, and the wolves have been through enough.”
“Agreed, I’ll do the wards anyway, and that should stop him from being able to sneak in anywhere,” Ransom reassures them both.
“Sounds good,” Eamon agrees. “Thank you.”
With that decided, we all help to clear the table, and Calia loads us each up with leftovers, and of course, the binder full of recipes. We all say goodbye, promising to come back soon to visit. Calia also made sure to tell me that she would keep an eye on Rana, Merrikh, Logan, and Dare as well.
“I am suddenly extremely tired,” Ransom says, suppressing a yawn as we head through the twisting roads and back to the entrance that we came through earlier.
“Are you going to be able to do the wards?” Raiden asks. “You’ve used a lot of magic today, and you said earlier that you were running low.”
Ransom nods, “Apparently, my magic replenishes itself a lot quicker than it used to. It’s not back to where it should be yet. I imagine a good night's sleep will do that, but I definitely have enough to do the wards.”
“That’s an interesting development, although at this point, I don’t think any of us are really surprised,” Griff says with a smile.
Ransom
Ishake my head and smile, “Nope. Our magic was playing up before the Choosing, and the Choosing has just added to it.”
“It’s pretty crazy to think that the Choosing was only a few days ago, isn’t it?” Neith asks. “I mean, so much has happened already.”
