Book 4: Chapter 109 (1/2)

Tafel sighed and waved her hand. A portal opened above her, and a fluffy couch tumbled out, landing on the ground. With an exhalation, she flopped backwards, splaying her limbs and extending her legs, sinking deep into the couch. She patted her side, gesturing for her companions to come sit with her. Vur was the first to respond, plopping down beside his wife, leaning his head on her shoulder and falling asleep instantly. The natives that had accompanied the party through the portal stared at Vur before staring at Tafel. They exchanged glances with each other before exchanging hushed whispers.

Mr. Skelly nodded at Lindyss. He grabbed the bottom of his skull and raised it off his body as if he were tipping a hat. He grinned and placed it back on before grabbing Alice’s hand and winking at Lindyss. “Things are working out surprisingly well between us.”

Lindyss’ expression remained neutral. “Glad to hear that,” she said. Her head turned slightly to the side and down to look at Alice. “He’s telling the truth, right? It’s hard to tell at times.”

“Of course,” Alice said. “Nate lies about a lot of things, but he wouldn’t lie about something like this.” There was a short pause, and her brow furrowed. “I think. Probably. If he does, I’ll take his head and hide it.” She nodded, more to herself than to Lindyss. “Thank you for giving me a chance with him.”

“No problem,” Lindyss said. “He’s his own person. I removed all seals of obedience on him a long time ago. He’s been free to go for the past couple of centuries.”

Mary blinked at Lindyss. “Why are you here? Is your evil dragon husband here too? Do you have Mary Junior?”

Lindyss took in a deep breath through her nose. Then, she exhaled through her mouth. “For the last time,” she said, keeping a straight face, “Grimmy is not my husband. He is not my lover. He is not my mate. The relationship between us is strictly friends. As for why I’m here, Vur’s mom wanted me to make sure he returned home safely since she couldn’t trust that dragon over there.”

Everyone followed Lindyss’ pointing finger. Their gazes landed on two wrestling red dragons. They were tugging and biting at each other while slapping at each other with their paws. “Hey! No biting my tail! I’ll tell Mom!”

“I’ll tell Mom you threw me into another dimension without giving me a way back!”

“I didn’t throw you in there, you ran in there yourself! Besides, you know Mom loves me more; she’ll tell you to stop picking on me.”

“Fine! I won’t bite your tail.”

“Ack! Biting my toes is even worse!”

“Mmph! How do you, mmph, like that?”

“I’ll fart on you! I’ll really do it!”

Mary turned back to look at Lindyss. “I wouldn’t trust her either.”