Chapter 47: A Message

Harmony's daily pattern had changed yet again. Brennan was off doing things with Talori most weekends so she only saw them for a few hours at a time on either Saturday or Sunday and didn't see them at all on weeknights since he took her home straight after work.

But her office didn't remain empty all the time. Castian had been taking advantage of what she said before about contacting her when he wanted to see her.

She ended up eating lunch with him whenever he didn't have a meeting right afterward and he had started staying over on Saturday nights as well, claiming that since they were usually together on Saturdays anyway that it made more sense to increase their usual meetups from once to twice a week since it would also increase their chances of pregnancy.

Harmony had been surprised at first but couldn't deny he had a point. They were hanging out anyway so why not? It wasn't as if she disliked it.

She had actually come to like it more now that they were talking. He wasn't just some beautiful, silent object of physical desire anymore. He was her friend. That made it better somehow. She felt closer to him than she had before.

Everyone gave her a hard time about hanging out with her elf so much but so what? He was cool. She liked spending time with him. And they had already thought she was weird for hanging out with Brennan all these years. This wasn't any different. Or so she tried telling herself.

Deep down Harmony knew that it WAS different because she and Brennan weren't dating. Witches and elves used the terms 'boyfriend' and 'girlfriend' because it was easier but they didn't have proper relationships the way other races of fae did. It was all out of necessity.

Her relationship with Castian had started that way but now…sometimes she wondered. It seemed more like they were dating for real since they were hanging out as friends outside of their duties but it wasn't as if she actually had romantic feelings for him.

That wasn't how things worked. They were sleeping together more often to try and increase their chances, that was all. This would stop once they met that goal like it did with all the others.

Harmony couldn't deny that her stomach clenched uncomfortably at the thought. She didn't want to have to say goodbye once that happened. They would still be friends at that point, wouldn't they? But would she even want that? She would miss the way things were now if that happened.

Why was she even thinking about this? It wouldn't happen for decades if not longer. She had never heard of a fae couple having a child this early into a relationship.

She pushed those thoughts aside and got back to work. She was in the zone for hours after that until she needed to take a break to get some food and realized that her snack stash had been entirely depleted.

With a sigh, Harmony headed out to the store and on her way back in with bags full of snacks she overheard a couple of witches talking near Hester's office. "…I don't know what's up with this magic item I'm supposed to make but I need to finish it before we go to meet with the mermaids tomorrow. I've put it off too long."

"What magic item are you making?" she blurted.

Arietta laughed. "Right, I forgot you love all things mermaid. It's kind of a strange request. Apparently, some princess died several months ago and the last time we went out to get mermaid tears the mermaid we meet with said her brother wanted some special memorial item. It's a tiny enchanted mermaid doll that looks like the dead princess and can actually swim around. All I need to do is finish casting the animation magic on it."

Harmony did a double take. That had to be Zale! But why? He knew his sister wasn't dead since he was the one who faked her death.

It hit her a moment later. This was his rather clever way of asking for an update. He wanted to be sure she was doing okay. That was sweet of him. But how would she get the message back to him without it being intercepted?

"Arietta…is it possible to enchant a message into that doll? And only have it play when a certain fae activates it?"

"Of course! I would need a password though. Why do you ask?"

Harmony realized that both Arietta and Hester were looking at her expectantly and she sighed. She was going to have to spill the beans about Talori, wasn't she?

"This wasn't just any request. That princess is staying with Brennan and the prince is requesting an update on how she's doing. I was hoping to record her voice so he would be able to rest assured that she was fine."

"That fae in the wheelchair is a mermaid?!" they shrieked in unison.

"Shh! Keep it down! It's very hush-hush. Hardly anyone knows about it because she doesn't like any fuss," Harmony insisted.

"How could you keep something like that a secret for so long?"

"Totally unfair!"

"Are you going to help me or not?" Harmony demanded.

Arietta sighed. "I'll help you. But only if you show me whatever mermaid research you've been conducting. And don't lie and say you haven't been doing any because I know you, Harmony Netzley."

"Done."

"What about me?" Hester protested.

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"You can see it too if you clean out my cauldron for me."

"Ugh, gross! Fine. I can't pass up that sort of opportunity. Email me a copy when I'm done, okay?"

Harmony smiled. "Deal. If you'll excuse me, I need to get a hold of Brennan."

He was the one in charge of driving them both around so it was better for him to surprise Talori. Harmony didn't want to distract her too much with the thought of hearing from her brother so she wouldn't be able to finish out her workday properly.

'I have some very good news for Talori but I need you to bring her by the coven after work' she texted.

Brennan responded quickly, likely because he was on his lunch break. 'Don't tell me she's going home already!'

'Not that good. But her brother did reach out asking for an update. I want her to record a message to send back with the magic item he requested'

'Oh. Okay. I can make that happen. See you after work'

'Cool'

Harmony let Arietta know that she needed to have the magic item done before 6 PM and she said she would do that. In the meantime she got back to work. She couldn't deny she was impatient to see what ended up happening with the recording herself but she had things to do.

It ended up being a very long day. But 6 PM rolled around eventually and when Talori came back she had tears on her face even as she grinned. Harmony rushed to collect them.

"I can't believe he found a way to contact me! What did he say?"

"He didn't say anything specifically…he supposedly wanted a memorial magic item following your death. No one else would have caught it but me. He wants to know if you're alright."

"Oh." This didn't dampen Talori's enthusiasm for more than half a second. "Brennan said you wanted me to record something for him?"

"Yes. But we'll need a password that only he will know or anyone will be able to hear it. That will be tricky considering we won't be able to tell him what it is," Harmony said apologetically. "Do you have any ideas?"

"Yes. Make it—" A dolphin-like noise that she couldn't decipher. That had to be Mermish.

"…what did you say?"

"Tali in Mermish. He's the only one who calls me that. It will activate as soon as he says my nickname and then he'll be able to hear the message!"

"Smart," Brennan remarked.

"Thank you!"

"That IS smart," Harmony agreed. "Come on, I'll have to take you to Arietta. She's the one in charge of this. You can't make the message too long though or it won't work. You have less than a minute."

"Alright. I'll keep it concise," Talori said, frowning as she tried to think of how to cram everything she wanted to say into less than a minute.

Arietta had plenty of questions for Talori that she answered rather impatiently. It was clear she wanted to record the message as quickly as possible. Harmony stepped in to help her out.

The other witch reluctantly stopped badgering her and began casting the magic. "Alright, say the password now."

Talori did and the magic item glowed for a moment. Next Arietta instructed her to say what she wanted to say and set a timer for her to watch since she only had about thirty seconds.

She spoke in English. She had explained before that she and her brother usually used English around each other to practice their skills and prevent others from overhearing things they might want to keep secret.

"Hi, Zale! I'm doing great. I have a job here and everything. I've learned so much and have so much I want to tell you but I have to keep this short. The surface is a fascinating place and I wish you were here to experience it with me.

"I've made some friends up here that are willing to help us try and save the ocean too! You don't have to worry about me. I'm being very well taken care of so focus on finishing your plan so I can come home, okay? I love you and I'll see you as soon as I can!"

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