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Law nodded. "Yes, and my only request is that I personally guard either you or Kari."

Meryn she bit her upper lip. "Okay Emeric and Gidan can go with Kari. Law and Idris with me. Split the other two teams up as follows: two assigned to Beth, two to Aiden, two to Adriel, and two to Magnus."

Law nodded. "Good choices."

"Even though you were not assigned to your sister?" Magnus asked.

Law grinned. "Tell them why you chose that way, Meryn."

"Two reasons. One: Personal feelings may impact his reaction time, and he might not follow proper protocol, which would endanger others." Meryn said, holding up one finger. Magnus blinked. "And two is because I need to ask Law magic stuff."

Law frowned at her a moment before he walked over to her. When he laid his hand on her shoulder, he jumped back as blue sparks flew. Cursing under his breath his sucked on his fingers. He looked around the room and then glared at Ryuu. "And you are?"

"My apologies. My name is Ryuu Sei. I am Meryn's squire. I've been helping her shield emotions. She was not reacting well. It should be safe now."

Meryn began to frown and shiver. She looked back at her squire. "You're the reason I was feeling better?"

Ryuu shrugged. "In part."

Law laid his hand on her shoulder. "You do have magic. It's a small amount. Just enough to be bothersome."

"Empathy, that's what Kendrick said," Aiden added.

"You know Kendrick?" Law asked.

"Yeah, he moved to Lycaonia when Keelan's soul was ejected from his body," Meryn answered.

Law winced. "How much have I missed? Gods above, someone hurt Keelan! Is Lycaonia still standing?" he asked.

Meryn nodded. "Yeah, Kendrick's trying to stuff Keelan back into his body."

"What exactly happened to Keelan?" he asked.

Meryn glanced around the room. "That's classified."

Magnus and Adriel's eyebrows rose.

With his hand on her shoulder, Law leaned in. "If Kendrick OKs me, could you tell me then?"

"Sure, if he doesn't brief you himself."

Law closed his eyes. "Did Kendrick do the doors?"

"Yeah, but they're not working really well though."

Law shrugged one shoulder. "He's used to working with established witches. Your magic has been running wild all your life. You can't just shove this behind a door. You have to coax it there; otherwise, it will keep spilling out." Law removed his hand. "I'll work with you while I'm here. That should help."

"Thanks, crying and being all over the place sucks."

Law chuckled. "I can imagine."

Meryn turned to Magnus. "Where can the security peeps stay?"

Adriel turned to his Prince. "The teams for Kari and I can stay on the Unit Level."

Magnus tapped the table. "We only have three guest rooms on this level. Aiden and Meryn are in one of them. Young Avery is in the other."

"Six," Sebastian volunteered, stepping forward.


Tags: Alanea Alder Bewitched and Bewildered Romance