To Bless Those Deserving
Chapter Thirty-Two
(Doris)

We had the furniture moved and a magic circle etched into the floor when Pishau returned. I am sure that she saw our concern, although I tried to smile at her to let her know that her arrival was not what bothered us. She set down a sack containing the items we had requested. With a smile showing on her face she then brought out some bottles of wine and some light pastries. As she looked over what we had done, Pishau informed us of her journey.

To Bless Those Deserving
Chapter Thirty-One
(Jelnaya)

To Bless Those Deserving
Chapter Thirty
(Doris)

I believe Steve cursed Jelnaya for almost thirty minutes. He then began flipping through his notebook, and I saw him stop. His eyes met mine not to look at me, but to stare. As I started to feel uncomfortable, he mumbled a curse before letting me know his thoughts.

“Jelnaya was not being evasive at all. She actually answered my question.” Before I could say anything, much less form a question, he asked, “How much of that summons do you remember?”

To Bless Those Deserving
Chapter Twenty-Nine
(Jelnaya)

To Bless Those Deserving
Chapter Twenty-Eight
(Doris)

Steve moved to the side of the window while spewing a long, loud curse word before saying, “I wish I knew something of the religion of Fergush, because I really would like for the god to relay an apology to Jelnaya before she kills me. She is going to grab my still breathing body and drag it to the deepest, slimiest underworld imaginable and leave me there to rot.” He looked to me then yelled, “MOVE, MOVE, MOVE!”

Maney asked, “Back to the previous room?”

To Bless Those Deserving
Chapter Twenty-Seven
(Jelnaya)

Being someone that worked with words, Steve understood that I had figured something out. The problem with most solutions during a battle however was that revealing the strategy could have the enemy change his own tactics. I thus did not want to explain things, but Steve did his best to get me to say what I had figured out.

He finally blurted out, “All right, Jelnaya, why won’t you tell me?”

To Bless Those Deserving
Chapter Twenty-Six
(Doris)

To Bless Those Deserving
Chapter Twenty-Five
(Doris)

Steve did not have his hand go to turn off the weapon when we heard the voice of Jelnaya come through the door, “Steve, Doris, are you all right?”

He answered, “We’re fine, Jelnaya.”

“How about my slaves?”

“They are fine as well.”

“Do you need anything?”

He rubbed the stubble on his jaw, but did not speak about us needing a bath. “We are getting hungry.”

“I’m hungry as well. You can either come with me, or I can have something brought to you.”

To Bless Those Deserving
Chapter Twenty-Four
(Jelnaya)

Moving with Ubremander was an experience. I was used to being teleported, but being rushed by one able to act as lightning was something new for me. I saw Lerall having to move her brown locks from before her face, but only smiled feeling my red and yellow strands fall back as I strode into the castle. I felt Ubremander moving with me, but his words had me feel that he was focusing on the wrong things.

“I like your hair, Jelnaya,” he said. “It glows.”

To Bless Those Deserving
Chapter Twenty-Three
(Doris)

I have to admit that things did not sound like a war. There were no marching of boots or explosions. Things actually sounded quiet.