Balgair closed his eyes as he listened to the two bantering with each other. Fighting down his concern, he centered himself and reached out through the bond that Ananke had created between master and boireannach ceangailte. 'Don't let her be dead,' he prayed as he searched for Heather. A look of relief crossed his face as he found her, and she was indeed alive. 'Let's see if this works,' he thought as he reached out to her. Heather?
For a moment, there was no reply, and then he got the sense that she heard him but didn't know who it was. If he had to put a picture of what he was feeling, it would be her peeking out the window of a house. Is that you, Maighstir?
He projected his pride in her skepticism. Of course, it's me. He replied, then blinked as he felt her contentment that the man who loved her would look for her. He couldn't help but tease her. Isn't it a little soon to be thinking about love? Then when he felt her disappointment, he continued. We've only known each other fo…
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