Free Proditor : Book 5 of the Heku Series by T.M. Nielsen Page B

thought of Exavior carrying you
into the palace just… it was just a little much.”
    “ I didn’t ask him to. I
hate when I get carried around like a doll,” Emily
explained.
    “ I think that sometimes,
we, as heku,” Chevalier sighed, “Me included… tend to think of you
like a doll, and I apologize for that.”
    “ I’ve noticed, well, not
the Equites as much as the others,” Emily said, and rolled over to
face him.
    “ Why are you staying in
Kyle’s room?”
    Emily crawled into Chevalier’s lap and
pulled the blankets over both of them, “I’m confused.”
    “ About what?” he asked, and
kissed the top of her head.
    “ Everything,” Emily said,
and rested her head against his shoulder.
    “ Take the time you need,
but promise you’ll tell me if there’s something I can
do.”
    Emily nodded and opened the door to the
Durango and crawled out. She took his hand and jumped into the Jeep
when he opened the door. Chevalier slid into the driver’s seat and
started off for the palace.
    “ Did you ever consider how
much easier your life would be if I weren’t in it?” Emily
asked.
    Chevalier smiled, “Yes, and I don’t think I
would like it.”
    Emily passed Kyle’s door and went into her
room. She headed in to take a shower while Chevalier waited out in
the room. She felt more secure with the dark shower curtains, and
was able to relax as the hot water flowed over her. When she got
out, she pulled a towel out of the warmer and wrapped up in it.
    Emily pulled a nightgown out and quickly got
dressed.
    When she got out into the bedroom, both
fires were going and the room was warm. She laid down on the bed
and pulled the down comforter up over her.
    Chevalier looked at her, unsure if he was
supposed to join her, or stay in the chair.
    “ We made some changes to
tomorrow,” Chevalier said. He opted to sit on the edge of the
bed.
    “ Like what?” Emily asked,
propping herself up on her elbow.
    “ First of all, we’ve built
another chair for you,” he explained.
    “ Ok”
    Chevalier chuckled slightly, “We’re also
calling a break every two hours, so you can eat, or stretch, or
whatever you need,”
    Emily sighed, “Thank you.”
    “ If you need anything else,
please, don’t hesitate to ask. We sometimes forget that you need
things we don’t,” he told her, and touched her cheek
lightly.
    Emily nodded and shut her eyes as she
yawned.
    Early the next morning, Emily woke up to the
smell of bacon and eggs. She stretched and crawled out of bed.
Alexis came out to eat and sat down beside her mother. Emily piled
food on each of their plates, and sat back with a cup of coffee to
wake up.
    Alexis started to eat quickly, and when her
plate was empty, she ran back into her room to get dressed. Emily
finished her breakfast and pulled on the heavy green robe that was
hanging on the back of the chair.
    “ They are ready for you,”
Silas said when Emily gave him permission to come into the
room.
    “ Joy,” she mumbled, and
walked down to the council chambers. She walked in and nodded
before crawling into her chair. The new chair was propped up almost
a foot and had a built-in footstool.
    Kyle chuckled when she settled in and she
glared at him before pulling her hood up.
    “ Bring them in,” Zohn
commanded, and Emily watched as the two prisoners were brought in
again and knelt down before them.
    “ Today we continue. The
Council has reviewed the reports of the attacks on Randolph Coven
from witnesses and documenting officers,” Zohn said. “Now is time
for each of the council members to ask any questions they may
have.”
    Zohn sat down, and Quinn stood up, “What are
your ages?”
    Ingram looked up at him, “I am 378 years
old, Sir.”
    “ I’m 1,307 years old,”
Selhman said.
    “ How long had you been
helping the Valle before the actual attack?”
    Ingram gasped, “We are innocent. We didn’t
do it.”
    “ There were witnesses that
place both of you at the coven gates before the time of