The Dragon suddenly spoke and I jumped, my gaze swinging to him.
“The stable is stocked for your horses. The larder for you. Logs, fuel and supplies out back. More logs in the shed. You should be provided for.”
I blinked at him in confusion at his words as he stalked to a counter that jutted out, separating the kitchen-type area from the living room type area. Then he dropped a leather pouch on it, it made a loud, thumping jangle and he turned, walking toward the door while speaking.
“Coin for you to use in Houllebec for necessities.”
I blinked again and turned my body to keep facing him as he moved then he stopped at the door and turned to me.
“When I decide it’s time, I shall find a woman who looks somewhat like you, if that is possible, and sire a child on her. We will present this child to your father as his heir.”
Uh… what?
“What?” I whispered and his hard face got harder at my quiet, one word question.
“I’ll not thrust my c**k between the legs of a woman who prefers a woman’s mouth there, Sjofn.”
Uh… what?
“What?” I breathed this time, knowing my eyes had grown wide.
He jerked his chin. “You were drunk and may not remember our discussion but I bloody well do.”
Oh God. Oh shit. Oh God.
Now I knew why Sjofn played me.
She was a lesbian and wanted nothing to do with a man who was more man than any man maybe on two worlds!
Oh shit! Oh God! Oh shit!
“Uh –” I started not having that first clue what to say.
“Maybe,” he cut me off, “as further recompense for this ridiculous, bloody, gods damned farce your father talked me into and, for some gods damned reason, I agreed to, I’ll watch you at play with a woman.”
Oh God! Oh Shit! OhGodohshitohGod!
He went on. “The gods know, a trunk of Sjofn ice diamonds and a trunk of gold is not worth being saddled with the bloody likes of you as wife for a lifetime. I might as well get what I can out of it and watching a woman take you would be…” his eyes swept me before he finished, “interesting.”
OhshitohGodohshit.
“Uh –” I mumbled.
He cut me off again saying, “I’ll be back in a month,” I blinked as my body locked in shock at his words and he walked out the door, starting to close it behind him then he stopped and his eyes locked on mine, “maybe two.”
Then he was gone.
I stared at the door unseeing. Then, slowly, I looked around the filthy house which was only slightly less cold than the outside and nowhere near as grand as the place I’d started this adventure.
Then it hit me he said he’d be back in a month… or two.
He was leaving me here.
Leaving me here!
I came unstuck with a jolt and ran to the door.
Throwing it open I saw my sleigh, my horses and no Dragon.