Vervain
She thought that the mention of Remi would get his attention. Grinning mischievously to her son, she beckoned for him to follow her across the beach so they could begin the climb up to the lighthouse. ”I’m only going to say this once, so listen good.” She glanced over her shoulder at Felix. ”This is Remi’s house, and his husband Ronin is going away for LongNight. So once the sun sets it’s probably best to stay out of his way. Mind your manners and don’t break anything.”
Waggling a finger for good measure, Vai figured that would be enough of a telling from her. Meeting Remi would be the rest of the warning; the Alchemist was a different creature now even to the one she had told Felix about in her stories. But... well, her son was about to find that out for himself.
They moved quickly, and a salty breeze whipped across the cliff side as they moved past the lighthouse towards the cluster of houses nearby. ”That’s where we are staying.” She nodded to the Governor’s cottage. ”Go ahead, go knock the door.”
Waggling a finger for good measure, Vai figured that would be enough of a telling from her. Meeting Remi would be the rest of the warning; the Alchemist was a different creature now even to the one she had told Felix about in her stories. But... well, her son was about to find that out for himself.
They moved quickly, and a salty breeze whipped across the cliff side as they moved past the lighthouse towards the cluster of houses nearby. ”That’s where we are staying.” She nodded to the Governor’s cottage. ”Go ahead, go knock the door.”
