Gifted Book 2 ChemistryChapter 22 South
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By the time the trio finally got up, it was late in the morning.
They met in the dining room. Ty was grumpy with a mild hangover, while Willow was tense, not looking forward to the day ahead. Vincent was the only one in a good mood.
Hettie had slipped into his room earlier and taken care of his morning problem while he took care of her insatiable itch. If he didn’t need to get back to start school, he would be more than happy to stay a few more days and keep scratching it for her.
Morris came in, “Lady Terrell, Dr Hall and Druid Nathanial are here, as is Mr Wickham.”
Willow frowned, trust the lawyer to turn up uninvited, she didn’t like the man even if she did need to see him. “Show them into the parlour please Morris.” She straightened her back and said to Ty, “Duke Arrondale, I hate to put this upon you, but I would appreciate it if you were to sit in on the discussion that I must have with Mr Wickham.”
Ty had noted her frown when the man’s name was mentioned. He also felt she truly didn’t wish to meet with the man alone. He bowed his head, “I’m at your disposal, my Lady.”
Willowed sighed, “Thank you.”
Vincent decided to make himself scarce and said that he was going to go and check on Brain and the horses. Ty was grateful for his cousin’s Gift of reading a situation. He had to smile; Vincent was going back to school to study Law. He had always had a way of putting forward a convincing argument and was apt at reading people’s actions and body language.
Vincent couldn’t always tell if people were straight out lying, the way he could. However, he did have his own way of getting to the truth. He would be more than happy to hand his job as King’s Inquisitor over to him when he was ready.
Ty escorted Willow to the parlour. She introduced the three men to him. Then to his surprise, she introduced him to them, simply as Ty. The five then sat to discuss the day’s events. Dr Hall would go examine the prisoners and then help Grace, and the other servants prepare the dead. He also happened to be the undertaker.
They didn’t use caskets in this culture, the dead were dressed and wrapped in a shroud and put in the ground. The Terrell’s would be buried in the family plot and their servants in the one reserved for them. Harry would be taken to the public cemetery in town. If the constables found a family that wished him moved, they would have to pay for it.
Druid Nathanial offered to stay with Willow during the ordeal of preparing the dead. She informed him that she had Ty and would be all right. Ty wasn’t sure he liked how dependent she had become on him, but he knew she believed she would be okay as long as he was with her today. So he stayed with her.
Mr Wickham offered his condolences, but Ty didn’t believe he was sad at all. The man made his hackles rise, and he didn’t trust him. He was too pleased with himself for his liking. He also didn’t like the predatory look he gave Willow. He found himself taking her hand. Willow leant into him, and Mr Wickham didn’t look pleased.
Her farm workers had already started to dig the graves for the people they had to bury. Willow asked to be excused to go lie down while they waited. Ty escorted her to her room and said he would come and get her when they were ready. Reluctantly, she let him leave.
She knew him staying with her in her room would not have looked good. She would have liked him to stay with her and to hold her as he had the night before. She had found herself searching for him when she woke. She had been disappointed to find him gone. It was only her good sense that assured her it was for the best.
A very sad Willow curled up with her pillow.
Ty made his way to the basement to talk to his prisoners.
Ty wasn’t pleased to find Mr Wickham with them and asked him to leave. Mr Wickham blustered that they were entitled to representation. Ty informed him they would be assigned council when they got to Bavindor. They were prisoners of the Crown, not the Constabulary.
Mr Wickham told him he would report him to the King’s Inquisitor. Ty grinned at him and told the man that his concerns were duly noted. He waited patiently until the man got the hint, to get the hell out of the basement. Ty frowned as the man left with ill grace.
Willow hadn’t introduced him by his title, but by his first name. He also realised it had been deliberate. She had stressed his name. Mr Wickham seemed uninformed as to who he was. As he didn’t realise his threat was wasted on Ty, as he was the very man, Wickham was planning on reporting him too.
Paul had not been impressed when the Doctor looked at his leg and told him there was little more he could do. He told him to stay off it for a week and put hot then cold packs on his knee to get the swelling down. He told Smally to keep the finger clean, and it will heal fine. He gave him a paste to smear onto the burns to stop the blisters from getting infected.
The doctor took Ty aside, “When did the two men get injured?” he asked.
“About this time yesterday,” Ty answered.
The doctor looked over at the men and then back to Ty. “Who treated their wounds?”
“Willow, she made some paste from herbs in her pouch and dug the bullet out of Paul.”
The doctor nodded, “Yes, she has always had a Gift for plants. It doesn’t surprise me that she is adept at healing with them as well. The man who gets her will have a treasure for sure, with her being twice Gifted.”
Ty frowned at him. The doctor then explained, “The Terrells have had bumper crops the last seven years. Willow was old enough to shuck the seeds at ten. Every seed she touches before planting has produced well. It is why her mother insisted they go to the Grove again.”
“The nadack plants are most vulnerable just before harvest. They have to be left to dry in the pods on the plants before they can be harvested. This means they are susceptible to fire.”
“Fire destroys the seeds if they are not dry enough and the plant too. Normally you can get four to five growing seasons from a plant. If it is burnt, it dies. The last two years, someone has been deliberately lighting their fields.”
“The Terrells have been petitioning the King to investigate, but no one came. The price of nadack has sky-rocketed, as the Terrells have always been the largest producers of quality crops in this region. I worry about Willow. Her father had to borrow against this year’s crops. Nearly half of it has been destroyed,” The doctor shook his head in worry.
Ty absorbed all that the Doctor said. The Doctor believed everything he said. Plus it had a ring of truth. Ty compressed his lips. He and the King would be having a little chat when he got back. He hadn’t seen the petitions in Council in either the Winter or the shorter Summer meetings. The Barons must have considered their petitions unimportant. It stank of intervention.
The doctor patted his arm and left him with the prisoners. Ty found a chair and sat on it in front of the two men who were trying not to look at him. He folded his arms and waited.
Ty had learnt one of the best tools for getting people to tell you what you wanted was ‘silence’. He knew they had been listening to the conversation and had decided that it should be enough to get them thinking and worrying.
He sat still and waited not taking his eyes off them. He could see Paul start to squirm. He gave him a calculated look, and Paul squirmed more. Smally had shut his eyes and was pretending that he was asleep. Ty could tell that he was still very much alert.
“We weren’t going to hurt her, honest, just have a bit of fun,” Paul blurted out.
Ty shook his head in the negative and focused on Paul. Smally intervened, “Shut the fuck up Paul, or you know what will happen?”
Paul shrunk from Smally. When the man didn’t make a move at him, he screamed, “It won’t make no difference, we are dead men walking. Fuckin’ Harry said it was a simple job of burning a few fields. He didn’t say nothing about killing folks.”
Smally then lunged at Paul through the bars that separated them, he smacked his finger on the bar as he did. He howled with the pain that burnt up his arm. Paul had danced away clumsily on his bad leg from the big man. He turned to the front bars that separated him from Ty.
“I didn’t want anything to do with killing, Harry made us do it. You ask Brain. Harry and I argued, we did. See, he hit me and told me I’d be next if I didn’t do it.” The tears were genuine as was the bruise on his cheek, but not all of what he said was true. He was hiding something.
“So why did Harry truly hit you?” Ty asked.
Paul blanched, looked down and mumbled, “The girl, I told Harry I wanted her. Harry said no, we couldn’t touch her until we knew if she was Gifted or not.”
He looked at Ty beseechingly, “I wasn’t gunna hurt her, honest. I was gunna try to get her home. I didn’t tell Harry she was in the tree, you ask her. I had hoped that she would get away and that we wouldn’t find her again.”
“Who told Harry to not hurt her if she was Gifted?” Ty asked mildly hiding his anger from his voice.
Paul shrugged and then looked at Ty. The look in the man’s eyes almost made him wet himself. They were the coldest, scariest eyes he had ever seen. It was as if the man was looking into his soul and found him wanting.
Paul shrunk back and tried to close his mouth, but heard himself say, “I don’t know, I don’t, Harry never said. He just said the boss was a rich, powerful man who would pay us well and protect us as long as we stay loyal.”
Ty said in a quiet but deadly voice, “So who killed who?”
Paul shuddered and again his mouth opened against his will. “I did one of the servants. I didn’t want to honestly; he ain’t done nothing to me. Harry would have killed me if I didn’t. Smally stabbed the watch and did the other servant.”
“Harry shot the Lord and then tried raping his wife ‘efore stabbing her. She stabbed herself with his knife and got him mad.”
“We killed the two guards on the last field we burnt. Harry did one and Smally the other. My guy got away, and I let him, I don’t like killing, honest.”
Paul slumped onto the floor and passed out. A trickle of blood leaked from his nose. Ty looked at him in disgust. He looked at Smally, and the guilt was written all over the man’s face. He got up and walked away before he shot them both.
He went over the confession in his head. It had felt different from before, it was as if he was forcing the man, to tell the truth. It was a little frightening. His Gift had changed. It was now even more powerful. He would have to be very careful using this new side to his Gift.
He didn’t want the King to know, or he would never be free. The King had promised two more years of service, and then he could go about his own business. He would only have to attend the King during the sitting of the Council. His attendance was expected anyway, as a Duke.
Ty was worried that if the King knew he could force people, to tell the truth, he would consider him too dangerous and too valuable to be free. Ty found the decanter, poured himself a large shot and swallowed it down. Normally he drank little, but the last few days had been anything but normal.
The Druid found him in the parlour and informed him that they were ready when he and Willow were. Ty had learned that Willow’s family were of the Pagan faith. To become a Druid, you must have become ‘a chosen one’ of the Gods and blessed with at least one Gift.
The Pagans treated the Druids as conduits to the Gods, not as teachers of the faith. They followed an ancient religion that worshipped the six Keltrians Gods, The Matriarch, Justice, Genesis, Unity, Charity and Faith.
The Matriarch was considered the Queen of the Gods, her word was final, and she was considered the mother of the people. The God of Justice deemed what was right and what was wrong. Genesis was the protector of the land and the animals.
You prayed to the Goddess Unity when you had family problems or were looking for love. Charity was also the Goddess of compassion and goodwill to others. Faith was whom you prayed to when you needed hope, courage, luck or acceptance.
The Pagans also believed in reincarnation and places called Purgatory and the Void. All people were sent to the void when they died. If they were really bad and had angered the Gods, they went to purgatory to reflect upon their sins. If they were lucky, they might get a chance to come back and atone for them in their next life. Most people came back to a better life than the one they left.
Ty headed upstairs and knocked on Willow’s door. She bade him enter, and he walked over to her. She stood, and he found himself wrapping her in his arms and just holding her. Willow felt his distress but didn’t know its origin. She simply hugged him back.
She felt stronger when he held her. She had the first time and this time was no different. She felt him calm, and he stepped back a little and looked into her eyes. Then he kissed her, and it wasn’t a little peck. He plundered her mouth until she was limp against him. He lifted his mouth from hers and placed his head against her forehead breathing hard.
“Gods woman, I always seem to be apologising to you,” he said and lifted his head to look at her.
Willow tilted her head up and looked at him with a little smile, “I like the way you apologise.”
Ty barked out a laugh. The truth of her words rang in his ears and soothed his battered soul and his headache. He sobered and murmured, “Come on Kitten, it’s time.”
Sadness shadowed her face, and she took his arm. He led her downstairs and out to the graveside. Willow didn’t shed a tear during the ceremony. They hovered over her vision, but they never fell. Ty wasn’t sure if his arm would work again as she had clutched it so tight, but she didn’t waver.
A single teardrop fell when she stepped up to the grave of her parents and said, “I’ll miss you both every day. As long as I live, you shall both live in my heart.” She stepped back into Ty’s arms and tucked her head into Ty’s chest. He led her away.
He settled her in the parlour, and Grace brought in a pot of chamomile tea for her. Grace’s eyes were still red from crying. Ty agreed to a cup and remembering her manners, Willow poured. The doctor and the Druid stayed for a cup of something stronger. They didn’t stay long however and left after their condolences.
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Grace was in the kitchen kneading dough. “What on earth are you doing woman? You should be getting your beauty sleep for your wedding tomorrow.” Grace smiled at him, “I find it relaxing.” “What? Are you nervous about getting married?” he asked as he went to the icebox and scooped some slushy ice into a jug. “Yes.” “Why? Hugh loves you. Anyone can see that,” he inquired, finding himself sitting at the table and watching her as he sipped his drink. Grace finished shaping the loaves as she...
Ty woke to hear Willow vomiting into the privy. In spite of his worry about her, he had to smile in delight. Well, she did warn him. It was just as well they were getting married in two weeks. She came back out, and he lifted the blanket so she could crawl back in with him. Willow snuggled back into his embrace, and he kissed her neck and hugged her then rubbed her belly. “No need to be so damn smug, you beastly man,” she grumbled. “I love you, Willow and you will be an awesome mother. I...
Vincent had been enjoying his time on the farm. Early in his third week on the farm, several things happened. Ulani’s shearers turned up for one. They sheared early in autumn to give the animals time to regrow their coats for winter. They were sheared again in mid-spring, so they carried lighter coats into summer. The winter coats were worth more than the summer ones. Vincent wondered if Ulani would be happy to move her flocks to his estate. He believed they could do well in the mountain...
Ulani rolled over to find a man in her bed. Vincent’s hand had been on her hip as if making sure she was beside him during the night. She watched him as he slept. She had a feeling the not too many women had experienced Vincent as she had last night or got to watch him sleep. They all said he never stayed, he always insisted on protection, and once he came, he left. He had done none of those things last night. She wasn’t even sure how many times he made love to her. He had spent a lot of...
Vincent and Ulani were going to stay at the Way Station that was half a day’s ride from the Terville’s Manor in Bavindor. They had left later than they planned from the one they had stayed in the night before. Vincent blamed it on Ulani, but she told him if he weren’t such a randy little cock, they would have left on time. Vincent countered that it wasn’t his fault that the sight of her naked had him worked up in mere moments. Ulani had to chuckle because she had to admit she had enticed...
Lord Ronald Pirelli and his wife Carol strolled down the gang plank as if they owned the ship. Captain Jamil said they had two nights and then they sailed the next morning. This suited Albert. Tonight, was to scope and tomorrow was to gamble. It had been close to a year since he was last here. Albert was hoping that his new body, look and name, would let him pass by the shadow of Allan Dale, as most here knew him. He’d managed to fleece a few dollars from every member of the crew and while...
The following year was busy for both Prue and Ty. During the Winter Season, Ty met Maria Holtan. She was a year younger than he was. He had become totally fascinated with her. Prue and Vincent didn’t like her, but Ty believed he was in love with her. Prue’s dislike stemmed from her knowing who she was. She hoped for Ty’s sake, his uncle had finished with her. Otherwise, things could get ugly. Maria had been introduced to Ty by his uncle as the daughter of Baron Holton who had a district in...
During the spring to summer terms, Prue’s little group spent less time together. This year they had to spend more time in their specialised fields. Reggie was heavily tied up with modifications of his brainchild the steam boiler and getting it on the market. He was developing a smaller steam engine that could be used to drive other machinery. Prue had become involved in Master Green’s projects of finding the best chemical combinations to make batteries for storing electricity and machines...
Prue was happiest at the Academe. About two months after Richard’s death, Reggie approached her and asked if he could talk to her in private. She now had five other women sharing her dorm, so they went to one of the private reading rooms in the library. It wasn’t unusual for them to be in one, as they still collaborated on the many different projects they worked on. Prue sat down and waited. Reggie paced a bit and then pulled a chair up in front of her. “Prudence you know I hold our...
Prue moved out of the hotel to her lodgings. She was soon immersed in work. She had planned to spend two months in each of the three Academies in Sunland, before going to Paulartica. She had been invited to spend three months in both of their most prestigious Universities. She had found that the first Academe in Sunland had not advanced as far as she had. They recommended that she went to the second sooner rather than later because they couldn’t help her. So she only spent about five weeks....
Prue had never spent a month on a ship before. It was an interesting experience. Captain Stuart Sandie helped make it very enjoyable. They took a fancy to each other about two seconds after their eyes met. She recognised the interesting look and returned it. He gave her his slow, crooked smile, flashing his white teeth and kinked his dark, thick curly eyebrow. The look made her wet. She was surprised by her own reaction. But then again it had been nearly five months since she had shared her...
Prue woke about two hours later to find herself wrapped in a man’s arms. It took her a moment to realise first, that it wasn’t Sandie, then to remember it was Tah. He was taller and harder than Sandie. He hugged differently as well. His big hand was firmly attached to one of her tits. Sandie generally hugged her waist and tended to leave a little more space between their bodies. Tah was skin to skin, and his cock was hard and jammed between her thighs. She squeezed her butt cheeks together....
Prue and Vincent arrived the first week of the season. Prue had decided living at the Palace would be okay. She could continue to use her little house as her office. She hoped Willow didn’t need her all the time as she did have other commitments. When Ty sent her a letter, saying Baron Mathew Dwyer and his wife Silvia and their two children would be housed in old Sir Todd’s apartment across from theirs, it eased her mind. They were Willow’s neighbours and friends. More playmates for Nianna...
Prue had put on a gown that had a deceptively simple cut. Her bodice was more modest as she was supposed to be a matron, even though she was only twenty-three. She joined Ty and Vincent in the sitting room. She agreed with Ty that Vincent’s new suit and height highlighted Vincent’s well-toned body. It was no wonder he had little trouble with the ladies and he was only seventeen. Ty also looked very handsome in a suit that was similar to Vincent’s attire. They all turned as Willow came out...
The next morning Willow received a note from David. He needed to see her about her house. So Willow and Prue went to see him before going to the Auction house where Willow needed to sort out the sale of her nadack. They also had to see Mr Gary Snidel, the wedding planner. Willow’s grandfather had left her his huge house. It was practically outside the gates of the palace. It was supposed to have been rented for the Season, but the family who had rented it hadn’t been able to make the...
Prue opened her eyes to find two extra bodies in her bed. She had a little arm wrapped around her neck and two little knees in her tummy. She looked down to see her daughter cuddled up between her and Tah. Tah’s arm was wrapped over Nianna to lie on Prue’s waist. Her hand was on his hip. She looked at Tah and was glad he had put pants on. His eyes opened, and he grinned at her then looked down at his daughter. “She knocked on the door a couple of hours ago, and I had to let her in,” he...
The little family headed south. They had been travelling for about six hours and were about an hour from the waystation before the border when they got into trouble. They didn’t have an entourage only the coachman and one guard. They were not expecting trouble at all when the six highwaymen surrounded the coach. Two men came out of the brush on the side of the road and shot the coachman and guard before they could draw their weapons, it was a shock to the passengers. The boss, Red, told...
James sat upright on his bed, with his legs crossed and hishands holding his head up. He just stared at the small, red notebook that lay in front of him, this mysterious gift that was granted to him. His own name was engraved on the front. It was almost like it was glowing, beckoning him to open it, to control reality even more. His mind was racing, full of thoughts of Amy, Kirsty and the words written inside the book: ‘Kirsty is going to change her mind and ask me to come over to work on the...
SupernaturalYou know all the usual stuff, don’t read if it’s illegal or you don’t like sex or sex between two males offends you. All characters are purely fictional, and any likeness is coincidence. Joshua Glynn reserves all rights to this story, the characters, and the world they live in. This story is about an 18/yo boy struggling with the gifts that he possesses, and trying to find out where he fits in a modern day society. Joshua’s gifts have gotten him in trouble with a psycho stalker, so his...
Chapter Forty – The Third Task Disclaimer: This story does not reflect the attitudes or characters in the Harry Potter series, nor does it have any affiliation with its author. Story Codes: mmf, mmmf, Mf, mg, anal, cream pie, hp, grope, magic, mc, spank, uniform, voy The Triwizard Tournament was finally coming to an end; Harry and the other Champions had faced numerous challenges throughout the tournament and each of them had made it to the finals relatively unscathed. Harry’s lack...
You know all the usual stuff, don’t read if it’s illegal or you don’t like sex or sex between two males offends you. All characters are purely fictional, and any likeness is coincidence. Joshua Glynn reserves all rights to this story, the characters, and the world they live in. This story is about an 18/yo boy struggling with the gifts that he possesses, and trying to find out where he fits in a modern day society. Joshua moved to Goose Creek, South Carolina, just outside of Charleston, due...