Chapter 49

Summer had also provided explicit instructions on how to ward the house with much more powerful magic than before. Fingers crossed it would work. They’d be safe and hopefully could have some time to deal with what had happened.

He reached across the seat and put a hand on Riadh’s leg. “Are you holding together?”

“Yes. It just still feels weird.” Riadh dragged his fingers along his jaw. “I have stubble. That was never a facet of my physical body before.”

Dale laughed. “Shaving has always been a take or leave it thing for me.”

“Hence the beard.”

“Hey, I trim it every week.”

“I’ve never shaved myself before. I had a master about a century ago who I used to do it for.”

“I’ll help if you like,” Dale offered.

“Maybe.”

“I hadn’t really thought about it but what about bodily functions?”

“I’ve seen it done. I figured it out…this morning.” Riadh’s skin flushed slightly.

“Being human has its drawbacks.”

“Still better than being his property,” Riadh said softly.