Page 15 of DaR (Darverius, House of DaR #1)
Chapter Fifteen
DAR
I stand in my own bedroom and observe Kira from the two-way monitor in my wall.
I watch her slowly fall apart and I have no idea why this bothers me so badly.
It is taking everything I have not to stomp back into her room and demand she stop this leaking immediately, because her emotions are wreaking havoc on my own.
Especially when the other part of me wants to comfort her, but that is something I have never done, nor would I know how to.
“ Master , why does the human leak so? I have been monitoring her vitals, and this is not good for her at all. I have no knowledge on how to make her stop.”
“ SAGE , I believe she is grieving. She was and still is attached to the world she was taken from. She is not going to be able to turn that off and go on day-to-day like nothing is wrong. We need to locate her original planet … this Earth . Maybe we will be able to send her back.” I run my fingers through my hair.
“ Was she injured in the scuffle today? My mind was not as it should be and I forgot to ask about her health.”
“ I did detect some minor bruising and some scratches on her knees, but nothing life-threatening.”
“ That is good to know. I think the best course of action right now is to give her a few rotations to adjust. Make sure she has food and any comforts she may request. I will have Tordan look for any information he can find on her kind. I am truly at a loss as to how to proceed with her. It helps not that I only understand half of what she says. I seem to be able to read her emotions better than her words. I will have him download anything he finds to your system for analysis also. This rising has made me feel my age and I am going to go into my sleep cycle. Notify me if she gets worse.”
“ Master , before you retire for the evening, should I reinforce the security measures in the main dwelling? I only ask because I think you may have overlooked the fact that you set her on your shoulder for all to see.”
I run my fingers through my hair. “ Frack , I completely forgot about that. Instead of protecting her, all I have done now is put a target on her back. SAGE , was any of that broadcast? Is there a way we can undo this? ”
“ Unfortunately , Sir it was viewed and broadcast live. The moment you put her above you; you marked her as your mate for all to see. There is no turning back from this now.”
“ I do not want a word of this leaked to her, do you understand?!”
“ Yes Master , of course.”
“ Frack , frack … I need to get her marked as soon as possible. Hopefully , then my position will protect her even if I am not available to do so. I just reacted today. I have no idea why I placed her on my shoulder. At the time, it was the safest place for her. Let’s pray to the Lord of Light this has not marked her for death. ”
As I walk toward the sleeping console, I wonder why I care.