Chapter Seven
Orexi was beautiful, and Zelda smiled as her sisters asked about where the elves lived.The elves in question wore a lot of leather, rode some of the tall transport beasts, and Zoey and Zaniah grinned with Aretta as they were all boosted onto the tall dark-green animals.
When they started walking, Orex grinned.“Now, you get the fastest local transport available.”He swung her into his arms, his wings flared, and they went up and away.
She saw the party down below, three women with escorts surrounded by six others.
It was nice to know he took safety seriously.
They flew for twenty minutes, and then he set down and eased her to the stone.
A housekeeper came out and said, “Where is Lady Marta?”
Zelda smiled.“She was insufficient for his purposes, so she has been offered free education and is learning a new trade.My name is Lady Zelda, my daughter is Miss Aretta, and my sisters are Miss Zoey and Zaniah.They may not be staying, but they are guests for now.Don’t worry about mixing them up.”
The housekeeper blinked, with nut-brown skin, black hair, and yellow eyes.“And you are sufficient?”
Zelda shrugged and said, “Look at him.Actually look at him.”
The housekeeper stared at Orex and gasped.“My lord, you look so...”
“Healthy.We are going to go with healthy.”Zelda smiled.
Orex chuckled.“Healthy is true.Strong is true.Developing my secondary mental skills is also progressing.”
“Oh.Lady, what do you require?”
Orex took over and listed the different trades that were going to be at the palace in a few hours.
Zelda sighed.It was going to be a very overstimulating day, but they could manage it.
The ladies arrived half an hour later, and once introductions had been made with Karogyn, the housekeeper, things began to happen.
Rooms, food, and temporary clothing.Orex had to attend to some of the admin things that he had missed out on while on his ten-day vacation.
When the seamstresses arrived, Orex showed up again and made choices for Zelda and Aretta.There was going to be a lot of family matching going on, and she wasn’t upset about it.
Karogyn came in with a frown.“Lady Zelda, I have received a message from someone named Skylar.”
Zelda had been wrapping Aretta in a loose gauze.“What?”
“She said to tell you that it wasn’t eighteen.It was eleven.She always gets those two mixed up.”
Zelda’s eyes were wide.“Eleven?”
“Yes.”
“Ah.Lord Orex, how long is Hmrain gestation?”
He looked at her with narrowed eyes.“Harwin’s gestation was eleven months.”
“Ah.Right.”
Karogyn said, “Does it mean something?”
“Nothing yet.I think.”
Orex got up from where fashion samples had surrounded him.“Stay standing, Zelda.”