Chapter 12
Ambrose pov
Waking up from my sleeping beauty spell has been refreshing. My first order is to check on the young Philip and the princess. Calling out to fawn to alert her brother I am awake. Shower and clean clothes and I am ready to go see the young man. Popping into his office it's empty. Odd. This time someone should be here or well used to having the alpha in here at this time doing paperwork. That is what will kill him one day, not insane rogues no it will be paperwork.
Stretching I head to the shower sending out notifications to those I will see sooner or later to let them know I am awake. I also felt the wane in a few spells from age so I sent new potion bottles to those who would need them. Now time to get ready and go see the young alpha.
Misting into the office I see it's empty. Odd. I then hear Philip walking down the hall. With a wave of my hand, I fill his office with my mist. And waited for him. Not often you can get one over on an alpha but when you can I say take it. “about damn time old” making a hum as he looks around as my mist clears. “yes young alpha its been a while.” getting that odd sense of satisfaction as he yelps in surprise. The choir of laughter tells me the rest of his team is falling into the office. When I don’t see the princess I want to ask but first to greet my friends.
Young Tyler threw a bag at me finishing his rant. Had I not looked in the bag I could have had some kind of comeback. But what was in the bag took priority. “cinnybonnies in a bag? When? Where? Oh, they come in other flavors? Can they be made with anything? My Ambrose plant would make a good filling? Can you have Ambrose fruit? I mean I can cause well I am me and the familiars love it. Familiars yes young Philip you had pups? Yes? Bring them here and their familiars?” I demand. Everyone stares at me as if I have lost it. When the door flies open. Spinning to see the spitting image of the princess but with white hair. With her gasp, a gorgolo spider comes flying around her with its spikes out I can almost see the line of venom along the blade of its spikes. Sniffing the air, not the first or second powerful I feel it but not the one I want to see. “is this one broken?” I ask when she does not move. “um he's red and black and is that dad he had horns what the?” clapping my hands she can see “you can see?” “see what?” someone asks from behind looking over my shoulder at young Philip “my face” with a smirk “of course she can see your ugly face we all can man” master Kavin huffs out. “no my real face. You can see it can your little one?” with her nod she is yet to speak. We will get nowhere if she's too focused on my face. So I poof back to find the glamour I use when working with seers. Anyone with second sight can see the face under my face.
Popping back she's now at the young alpha's side. “what do you see now?” her eyes wide telling me she no longer sees what I look like under my human skin. When she loses her temper and fills the room with feelings of hostility I can see the change in everyone. Having set protection around the females in the room. I wait a few more seconds watching how her familiar acts. She's not pulling energy from the spider meaning this is all her. “amazing” I call out before I clap my hands. The feelings drop and she freezes. Excitement course through me at the possibilities. And if the other one is like this one. I will have to see you soon. But first, where is marge she did not teach this one control. “where is marge I need to speak to her about your training or lack of it?” “Who is marge?” Philip asked spinning I sniff the air nothing. Sniffing again deeper nothing. Odd well I will have to train this one while I'm thinking about it I send Fabel to look for marge.
The little one started to storm off when young Philip starts “Eris wait. Ambrose is there a way to hide she's a winter from the winters?” thinking it over and I know just the spell but I do want something in return. “I do but it will cost you.” “look here creepy dude you are not blackmailing my family for anything.” “I like her is the other just as spirited. All I want is a few vials of Matilda's venom and for you to train with me to share your magic and life force with her.” not that she has a choice I will take her to my home and keep her there until she is ready. “it's only a month at my home. Before you get your pretty little head in a twist you will be back the morning of your party as time runs differently in my home.” with a shake of her head and crossing her arms I smirk at her then at young Philip “the hard way it is then” and snap my fingers bringing her Matilda and myself back to my home. Before her vision clears I send Matilda to the spring pools with fawn to clean herself and open her pathways for the bond they should have had by now. While I wait for word on what happened I will take the altered time here to my advantage. I had summoned her room to a spare room or well through a new door. Okay, I didn’t summon it so much as link the door to her room to my home for the time being. Almost like a portal, only no one can enter her room in the mortal realm. It's a spell in progress. Telling her to make herself at home we begin in the morning.
I watch her stomp off and I take my seer stone out to the beach to return the call and to look for marge.
“I am alone what did you need?”
