Marcael: A Terraneu Novel, Book Five Read Online Free PDF Page B

squeezing his neck so hard that he wondered that this might be a trick to
strangle him to death.
    “I am not sure if I am the anything. I am just Marcael.” He was
hesitant to try to pry the female from around his neck, she felt rather good
hugged against him.
    “Baylech has told us so much about you!” She was talking quickly in her
excitement, “You are all he talked about for years and years. I was too young
to remember it, but my family and the councils always bring you up.” Wiggling
in his grip he was not sure what she wanted until she said, “Can you please put
me down.”
    When he complied, she made sure to cover her chest, looking shyly at him
under her lashes. Hiding behind his back, she hurriedly put on her dress and
then moved back to face him. “You are a whispered legend around the swimming
pond.” Trying to move around him to the other males, Marcael put his hand on
her arm to stop her. Looking at him she said, “You can let my brothers and
Barrett free now. I know you have a mind freeze on them. I have seen my father
and brothers do it before too. Doesn’t it take a lot of focus to keep them
still like that? They usually never shut up.” She laughed a husky sound that
filled the oasis.
    Marcael was stunned that one female could say so
much in such a short time. He tried to regain control of the conversation.
“Hold on please. Did you say Baylech told you about me?”  
    “Yes. The entire community of Terraneu has heard
about you. Baylech was one of the men that came through the port pad during the
Antilles attack.” He barely held back a snort of laughter, was she going to
tell him about the mission when he had been there and given the assignments?
    “I know about his mission. I am just surprised he
survived.” Marcael stated.
    “He was saved by our medical unit. He has been
living in Terraneu all these years.” Brennae grabbed his hand and he looked at
her golden skin, frail and tiny against his much larger pale one “We need to
take you to my father—”
    “I am not going to Terraneu.” He stopped short, “but
I will release the hold I have on the males.”
    Speaking to
the males in the clearing with him he said, “I am going to let you free from
the mind freeze I have you under.” Leveling his gaze on Barrett, “You
will not move from the grassy bank or speak at all. I have not forgotten what I
saw — ”
    “What exactly did you see?” One of the
brothers raged at him in mind.
      “ How long
exactly were you on the other side of the swimming pond?” He was not sure
if it was the same brother or the other that asked that.
      “ Who are you anyway?” He was not going to
bother to answer the questions the three were shouting at him.
    “Is this how the families of Terraneu have raised
their sons to act? To molest a female when she says she is not interested?” He
yelled back at them.
    “It was our mind freeze that stopped Barrett when
you barged into the oasis.”
    “We value honor and our females. We would never
condone harassing one. It is against all of our laws to hurt one.”
    “I was not mol — ” Barrett went to
defend himself but immediately stopped when Marcael’s icy glare landed on him.
    “You will be silent.” Marcael roared. His
temper was at the limit of its endurance.
    “Stop doing that!” Brennae yelled at the three men.
“You are talking in mind and it’s incredibly rude! Knadyn...Knacayn...! I won’t
be left out of the conversation.”
    He turned his gaze to the tiny female and was
astonished at the violet sparks her eyes were shooting at the males. She had
her hands on her hips, her lips pursed and he found her entirely enchanting.
    “Brennae—” one of the brothers groaned, he would
have said more but Marcael stopped him.
    “She is correct. We are being inconsiderate.” With a
formal bow to the little female, he turned to her brothers. “I apologize for
locking you in mind for so long. I needed to know whom I was dealing with. I am
not