Chapter 258 - Another Jailbreak (part two) (1/2)

Wind licked his lips nervously. Beta had invited him to her room at the River Tavern. When he arrived she told him to make himself comfortable while she took a shower. The Gemini thief had taken his shoes off and was reclining on the bed.

Finally, the door leading to the bathroom opened and Beta stepped out. She wore a red silk negligee that Wind immediately recognized as Nix's handiwork. It was cut low in the front exposing pale cleavage and stopped several inches above the knee to show off her slim legs.

Beta smiled sexily, her normal shyness seeming to be absent. ”Do you like it?”

Wind nodded and thanked Nix in his head for making such a masterpiece of art. ”Beautiful.”

Beta slipped a thin strap off of one shoulder and placed a knee on the bed. ”You're very sweet.”

She crawled forward until she straddled his thighs. ”I'm going to show you something even bet...”

Her words were interrupted by a movement from the Nightstand, a small blur of green announced the arrival of the little gecko. It stared at her with black eyes, its small head tilting to one side as it chittered softly.

”Shoo, little thing.” Beta waved it away with one hand while slowly pulling the other shoulder strap down.

[Fear the King]

Beta's eyes widened in fear, her hysterical screams causing Wind to fall out of bed in a panic. A moment later the door slammed open as Chiba burst through with her sword drawn. She took one step toward the bed before Beta knocked her down in an effort to escape.

An Instant later both women seemed to freeze in place. A Breach opened near the door and a woman stepped through. She closed the door quickly before turning around.

”The fuck is going on here?” Wind finally made it to his feet, his breath coming in great gasps.

Deidra smiled slightly before examining his girlfriend, it only took a moment before she clucked her tongue in disappointment. ”This is not Beta.”

”Not Beta?” Wind continued to stare at the two women who remained frozen in place.

”No, they are both imposters. Get dressed please.” Deidrea watched him for a moment to make sure he was obeying, her eyes were drawn to a movement on the bed. ”Oh... What have we here?”

The King walked across the bed to her and stepped onto the hand that she offered. He patted her arm gently while chittering in Beta's direction.

”That's the King.” Wind was buttoning his shirt while trying to process the events of the last two minutes.

Deidra's amused laugh filled the room. ”Of course.” She used a finger to gently stroke his head. ”That Mass Fear spell lingering on the air is yours? It's very nice.”

Wind finished getting his clothes on and held out his hand. The King leaped nimbly to his palm before scampering up his shoulder and disappearing. ”You can smell the spell?”

”Of course. It's a dragon spell after all.” Deidra smiled and made a gesture that sent the fake Chiba and Beta through the opened Breach. ”Can I have him?”

Wind shook his head. ”No.”

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”Then there's Morti, he's really strong but he's only a cub.” Ducky had an arm around Leva's shoulders while she talked about the Sea-World and all the fun she had there.

Leva listened carefully, her face expressionless. ”And Fey is a Fire Mage?”

Ducky nodded. ”She really strong too, although she's just a teenager. I'm probably the eldest. How old are you Leva?”

”I should be about twenty or so.” Leva inhaled slightly. ”Why do you smell so nice?”

”Scent was a big part of my abilities when I was a Water Nymph, it lingered a bit I guess.” Ducky looked up when Nix finally opened the door. ”All done Nix?”

”Yep. Come in please.” Nix waited until they entered and then shut the door behind them. ”I going to have to focus for a long time, it's important that I not be disturbed.”