Chapter 75: The Two Fae She Cared About Most

It took the witches a while to install the device and while they worked on that Zale ended up talking to Brennan about his work as a marine biologist and what he thought could be done about the pollution problem. Talori listened with interest. 

Her friend wasn't generally the most passionate of fae but he certainly got fired up about his work. He was very good at what he did as far as she could tell. 

Her brother obviously respected his expertise. There were very few fae he respected so that was quite an accomplishment. She was glad that Zale liked him. She wanted the two fae she cared about most to get along. 

Brennan was her best friend. Talori valued all the friends she had made on the surface but he was different. Special. 

Perhaps it was because she had spent the most time with him. Though she had felt he was a kindred spirit from the moment they met since they shared similar interests. 

Harmony did as well but she was…oh, how to explain it? She was a researcher. She didn't do fun things with Talori like Brennan did. It was all about work with her, though their work had been fun at points. 

Her witch friend wasn't the most comforting presence either. Brennan was. He was very easy to be around. She had missed that terribly while they were apart and had to take advantage of it while she could. He would be leaving tomorrow. 

Talori wished he could stay longer but knew he had to work. His work was important to him and it was helping her kingdom at the same time. She couldn't be selfish. 

"There!" Arietta declared, clapping her hands together. "We're done. All we have to do now is test it. You did leave your office unlocked, didn't you?"

"I did. Hester is supposed to keep an ear out so we can test it properly. Go on and call her," Harmony encouraged. 

Arietta activated the magic with a voice command and a ringing sound not unlike a phone began emanating from the large glass screen that had been shrunk down to fit in the bag. The whole device filled up a good portion of one wall in this room. 

The image of most of Harmony's office filled the screen and Hester appeared delighted. "Hello! I'm glad everything seems to be working. You can hear me, can't you?"

"Loud and clear," Arietta reassured her. "Thanks for answering, Hester."

"Of course! I can't believe I get to see the inside of a merfolk palace! Hi, Talori! It's good to see you!" 

Talori beamed at her. "Hi, Hester! It's good to see you too."

"Who are those mermen with you?"

"Oh, these are my brother and one of his guards. Zale, say hi!" 

"Hello. Thank you for participating in this test," he said rather formally. "I am in your coven's debt." 

"Don't worry about it! We're thrilled to be working with you," Hester gushed. "I wish I could have gone on the trip and seen things in person!" 

"Maybe next time," Arietta said with a laugh. "It is pretty amazing down here."

"Don't make me jealous on purpose, Arietta! You know I wanted to go!" 

"Yes but we needed you to man the other end of the phone," Harmony said soothingly. "We'll talk to you later, okay? I still need to show these guys how to use this thing properly and so on."

"Aww, alright. See you later!" 

Hester ended the call and Harmony explained how the magic worked so they would be able to use it once the witches were gone. Talori and Zale both paid attention. She may be the liaison but he was invested in this alliance with surface-dwelling fae. 

Once that was taken care of, they went back to the main palace to discuss implementing the think tank properly and more. Zale was particularly interested in how magic could further help enrich the lives of his subjects. 

He had heard much from Talori during their visits about what magic was capable of and he wanted to know more. He wanted to know everything. 

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He had always believed that witches were highly capable because of how well their devices protected the borders of the kingdom from humans but his admiration had only grown after finding out more of what they could do. He was very pleased to meet them and talk to them himself. 

Something occurred to Talori suddenly. "How are you guys going to eat down here? What about air? Do your suits need replenishing?"

Harmony shook her head. "No. That's part of the magic. The oxygen tanks are self-refilling and we ate these emergency rations we've created that have enough sustenance equal to three days of food and water on the boat before we came down here. We're good to go."

"Wow! When did you come up with that?"

"Oh, years ago. In case we ever need to go into hiding and can't bring much with us. We're very good at surviving. Didn't think we'd need them to hang out underwater though." 

"Brennan, did you have some too?" Talori asked curiously. 

He nodded. "Yeah. It was easier to do that than make my own bubbles to drink and be careful of not popping my air bubble when I was eating." 

That made sense. He had been very cautious when he stayed with her before but it was possible for him in a way it wasn't for the witches. They relied on outside tools to survive down here while he could manage with his own magic. 

"It tastes like chocolate," Harmony confided. "Who wants emergency food to taste bad? It looks similar to a regular old candy bar. The magical nutrients are all in the filling. That took a lot of testing, let me tell you!" 

Talori believed it, having seen the experimental magic process up close so many times. Witches were incredibly persistent. 

"That's amazing!" 

Harmony preened a little. "I know. Magic has nearly infinite applications. If you can think of it, you can probably make it happen. All it takes is time and, goodness knows, we have plenty of that."

That was a benefit of living forever unless you were killed. You had all the time in the world. 

Everyone kept talking and brainstorming together until it was time for bed. Talori and Zale had food brought to them so they could keep going. 

She really wasn't tired but knew her friends probably were from swimming around so much when they weren't used to it. She wished them all goodnight and headed back to her room with her head full of thoughts. 

Talori was glad they were here. Brennan especially. She hoped she got more of a chance to talk to him tomorrow. He had been pretty tied up with Zale for a good chunk of the day. 

She didn't blame either of them for it. She knew that her friend had been dying to work with her brother since before she went to go stay on the surface. They were both excited about this opportunity and didn't want to waste it. 

She simply wished that this was a social visit rather than one of necessity. She still had so much to tell him. 

Would Brennan ever get to stay longer than a weekend? She knew how important his work was to him but also knew that he could take vacations but never did. Would he be willing to extend a trip in the future? 

Talori didn't want to burden him by asking but it would be a lot more fun if she could show him around her kingdom properly during daylight hours. She hadn't been able to do that the other two times he had been here either because she was stuck in the coral palace or because there was too much to do in too short a timeframe. 

She just wanted to be with him a little while longer. She had missed him. It was strange being apart after being together every day for over a year. 

That wasn't long in the life of a fae but she had still gotten used to seeing him regularly. She sincerely hoped that the newly installed device in the coral palace would be able to help with that. 

If nothing else, she would be able to talk to him more often. That was something to look forward to. 

Talori knew Brennan couldn't stay down here long term, just as she wasn't meant to stay on the surface. It wouldn't be the same as seeing him and doing things together in person but talking to him more would be better than nothing. 

He offered a special sort of companionship that she hadn't been able to find down here after coming home. The nobles were wary of her after coming back from the dead and they hadn't liked her much to begin with because she was seen as crazy. Her brother's mermen remained formal. Aila didn't talk to her the same way. 

She had hoped to make more friends down here and she had made one but that couldn't replace the friendships she had made up there when she was free to be herself.. Especially the one she valued most.

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