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âPerfect!â Tony yelled, picking up a knife and fork to tuck into the two-thirds of a lemon cheesecake that Honey had presented to him.
âThe man loves a cheesecake come rain or shine,â Honey smiled at me.
âOh yeah, funny thing is that I donât even think I handle lactose all that well so this could very well kill me,â he chuckled. âBut if eating a cheesecake is the thing that kicks me off old planet earth, then so be it!â
Honey snapped her fingers and four huge drinks sprouted up out of the table and straws fell into them from above. She had such control over her magic, and I couldnât help but gaze in wonder. My magic career thus far had involved producing a cookie out of thin air and slowing down a bullet. Iâd tried and failed to style my hair and now my 50âs do was clinging to my face and neck with sweat. I clearly needed more practice.
âPeridot!â Honey said.
âGesundheit!â Tony laughed. Honey whipped at him with a linin napkin.
âNo, the ring! Thatâs peridot isnât it?â she asked. She was staring down at the ring on the middle finger of my left hand.
âWhatâs peridot?â I asked.
âItâs an ocean stone,â Honey grinned, lifting my hand up for closer inspection. âComes from volcanoes underwater, I think.â
âOh right,â I nodded. My amber ring had changed into some other sort of stone when Iâd seen the figure in the ocean, had the âwitch in the waterâ made it happen?
We seemed to have all silently agreed to eat our meal without discussion of the body, Robert Barton or the mystery water witch. Our hunger took over and we ate without talking. The stormy weather outside was getting worse and as the rain began to fall, I realized that the bunker door had been left open.
Miller realized at the same time. As soon as the heavy thudding of raindrops started to rattle the roof of the guest house, he jumped up from his seat and hurried outside before I could say a word. We all watched as he sprinted through the rain and disappeared into the pit to close the hatch and prevent the bunker from flooding.
âQuite a man youâve got there,â Honey smiled. âI didnât realize a peacekeeper could date her guardian.â
âWell, Iâ how did you know he was my guardian? Or that we were dating?â I asked.
âI wasnât sure about either, but youâve just proved me right!â she laughed. Miller walked back into the dining room and his clothes were dripping water into a puddle at his feet. His hair was flattened against his head and his shirt was clinging to his skin. I couldnât help but stare.
I had seen him shirtless before, but this was different. I had gone with him to his house to help lock him in a cage so that, should he transform into his wolf state, he wouldnât be free to cause any harm to the islanders. It had been a full moon that night and he was still so new to his werewolf existence that he didnât know what he was capable of. That was what scared him the most.
The first night he had shifted, he had run to my house on the beach. The eyes of the creature had seemed so familiar, but it seemed like a crazy idea to suggest that the man I was working with could turn into an animal like that. Now I knew better.
He was afraid of hurting me, but I felt safe with him.
âI would prefer it if you didnât flood my dining room,â Honey tutted, pointing at the pool of water by his feet.
âSorry,â he muttered, then started to shake his body from side to side rapidly and the droplets of water on his clothes and hair started flying out in all directions. I couldnât help but laugh as I realized that he was doing exactly what a wolf, or a dog would do if they had gotten wet. Honey was less amused.
âEnough of that,â she shrieked, shielding her face from the spray of water. She snapped her fingers and Miller was suddenly dry. âWhy wouldnât you just ask one of the witches sitting at this table to help you out, instead of ruining my curtains?â
I was too busy laughing, but when Honey shot me a look I quickly stopped. Miller laughed a little too and sat back at the table next to me. I wondered if the wolf part of him had taken over for a second, but it was daytime. The moon was no where to be seen.
âYou were going to tell us about Robert Barton.â I said, trying to steer the conversation. âOr the witch in the water, or why you fainted⊠I think we are missing a lot of information.â
âWell letâs start at the beginning,â Honey sighed. âThis is a secondhand story by the way, I wasnât even alive when these events occurred so I canât tell you whatâs real and what isnât. My parents were both fantastical story tellers, but they arenât around anymore so you wonât be able to fact check anything.â
Tony suddenly stood up and the sound of his chair scraping against the floor made me flinch.
âIâve just remembered that I told my wife Iâd be home for lunch!â he said. âIâm gonna have to eat another lunch so that she isnât offended. Oh, this is too much for Tony-two-spades,â he cried as he ran out of the house.
âThat man is⊠odd,â I said bluntly.
âI know,â Honey smiled. âHe wasnât blessed with any brains between his ears, but he will help you out when youâre in need and I canât think of a better quality in a friend than that.â
âYou were about to tell usââ Miller said.
âYes,â Honey cut in. âOkay, so I suppose it all started sixty years ago. You know, this
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