Rain had threatened all day, and now a light drizzle began to fall. He hated pretending around her, but if it helped her feel comfortable coming back with him, he’d go along with it. When they had spoken, their exchanges had felt brief and cold. They’d slept across the fire from each other at night, and had hardly spoken during the days. On their return, she’d paid him no more attention than she had Reef, who wouldn’t look at her, or Gren and Twig, who couldn’t stop staring. Perry shifted the bow and quiver on his back, covering his surprise. Earth to sky and every person, tree, and rock in between belonged to him.Īria appeared at his side. This was the first time he’d come home to his territory. Growing up, he’d imagined being Blood Lord plenty of times, but nothing compared with the feeling he had now.
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