His Doctor Luna
It felt like an intimate ceremony, so connected to her own body and the power she could wield.
She whispered incoherent words to herself, fingers energized on the pages of the book.
“There is a road soon.”
Seven minutes later, Lucas turned onto an unmarked road. It was nearly invisible because of tree coverage, but Beatrice had no trouble finding it. We let Julian out to fly overhead and scout for us.
“There will be a guard,” Beatrice said, her voice grave. “Leave him to me.”
Lucas seemed nervous about getting so close to the main compound, but Beatrice insisted. Indeed, a man came forward when we approached at a slow speed. He put up a hand for us to stop, and then Beatrice slid open the ba