Keeper's Knowledge (Balancer's Soul cycle) (76 page)

Sorono dropped to a knee to look closer at
his sibling’s
silver eyed
surrogate
sister.
“Little one
, what you say is true. He can do as he wishes, but you must also remember that sometime
s
too much
knowledge can be a
very
dangerous thing. I don’t ever want to see another Immortal killed by mortals
who cannot
or
will not accept us for who we are
and what we can do
.
Biased and bigoted people are the only reason we stay hidden, but if that was the
only
problem we’d be safe. The
true
problem I speak of is those bigots infect the weaker minds of people who come to believe as they do. Their ideas and theologies are more dangerous than the virus flowing through your
very
veins.
I’ve seen anger and hostility you aren’t capable of imagining. I ask that you think long and hard about your choices because you will not be the only ones affected if this turns out badly.
”

“I understand, Soro
no.” He and everyone turned to Connor
. “My sister won’t tell her secret or my secret to anyone who isn’t trustworthy. The thing is
,
I need some answers
too
and my family need
s
to know who they raised. My family is strong
willed
and trustworthy. I bet even Afleen told his mother what he was and she still accepted him as her surrogate son.”

“Wise words, little brother. And may I ask a favor from you
if you
are
adamant
to
do this
?”
His arms crossed his chest
as he stood up again
.

“What do you need from me?”
Connor’s
arms uncrossed.

“My new mate and I wish to meet the parental figures who shaped you into the young man you are.”
Veronica said
,
placing a palm on Sorono’s shoulders.
“I am very curious as to how you were raised.”

Connor
looked at Sarah and she
wore
a soft smile on her rosy lips.
He
said “I would be honored if you came with us to meet my family. On one condition
, I want to know how all these facilities are getting power.”

Sorono smiled and said
“Done
.
B
ut I will show you tomorrow
,
after the meeting
adjourns
. Unti
l then we must get some rest.
Please stay wherever you would like in here. I extend that invitation to all of you. For now
,
my new mate and I need to spend some quality time together.”

With the look they each held for another
,
Connor
knew they were going to do just what Sarah and
he
just finished. Sarah caught it too and smiled
in her mate’s direction
, but she
began
biting her bottom lip.
He
knew she was thin
kin
g about doing
the same for
quite a bit
more once
he
entered her mind. She winked and
promised
“Later.”

Kara looked up and asked “Sorono, is it alright if I go back into that room and study those paintings some more?”

He shot her a quizzical eye.
“You may. Are you an artist by any chance?
”

“Yes sir
,
I sure am.” She chirped and grinned.

“I’ll have something special brought to you in the morning.
With Connor’s appearance as a Human Harmonizer I believe we’ll need to add to the histories in the next few centuries. If your artistry is sufficient I’ll think about you becoming one of the Mélange painters. We have only thirty who work specifically for me.
”
Sorono turned to
them all
and bowed.
“I must retire for the night. I have had a remarkable day as you all must have. Please have a pleasant rest.”

Sorono started walking
away
and Veronica joined him. They
proceeded
down the short walkway and disappeared after closing the wooden door.

Jack walked up to
Connor
and shrugged
Haunt off his shoulder
s
and placed its
widely rounded
head in the grass. His azure eyes were studying
his son-in-law
. He finally spoke casually “It seems like we finally found out why you’re so different. When we first met face to face and we shook hands I wondered how you were as strong as I was and you were only a human. And here I find out you
’
r
e
anything but
.” He smiled and shook his head. “
What do you think of all this, my l
ove” He looked down to his right.

Jillian
walked right up to
Connor
and she looked up at
him
with her golden ey
es. “This has been a day with
much information to process
and digest
. You fought eight guards who have lived who knows how long
and
single
handedly beat them
. We found out what you are. We hear the story of how you came to be. You are a truly remarkable thing, but for some reason everything seems to have worked out.” Sarah moved closer and wrapped her arm around
his
again. Jillian gave her
daughter
a pleased smile and then looked up to
him
. “You didn’t get in any trouble for fighting
and disturbing the meeting
.
Somehow Veronica got the H
ead
Elder for a mate. You aren’t exactly normal, but who among us can be considered normal?” Jillian laughed and walked back to Jack. “My Dear, we need to go get some rest as well. We need to see if there is somewhere we can bunk for the night.”

Jack smiled and looked at
the rest
. “Good night, Kids. We’ll meet up
with you
in the morning.”

“Good night.” Sarah and Connor
said
as one
. They waved one last time before leaving the sanctuary.

“Honey, are you going to come with me to
see
the paintings
again
?” Kara said gaining their
attention.

“Of course, Sweetheart. I would like to see those paintings
again myself
.” He smiled at her
with calm silver eyes
.

Kara grabbed his hand and started dragging him across the
untamed grass
. She stopped and looked
back
. “What are the t
w
o of you going to do
till morning?”

Sarah rested a palm over the crossing on
Connor’s
chest and said “We are going to stay here. Connor still needs more time in here and I’m going to keep him company till tomorrow. We will see you two later.”

“
Alright then.
L
ater…” Kara and Mark left and Mark shut the wooden door
closed
after Kara
passed
.

Sarah released her hold on
Connor and started walking away. He
didn’t know what she was doing so
he
followed.
She made a beeline
straight
for
the apple tree. She grinned at
him
and started plucking
fresh
and ripened
apples from the tree. By the time they sat they
both had an arm full.
He
pushed the grass back and
together they
sat down
o
n the
soft
grass.
They
ate the apples and talked about different subjects, but it always came back to finally getting answers
about what he is
and what
they
have become.

Connor
guessed it
to be
about eig
ht or nine at night. Sarah and he
were both back
up
in the Cedar tree again.
He sat on the limb with his
legs straight and
his
bare
back
pressed
to the tree’s trunk
while
Sarah laid on the top of
h
is
legs and her back was against
his
chest. The best part
of it all
to him
was
that
they
were both stark naked.
They
shared
each other
’
s
warmth and everything
grew
so quiet and peaceful.
His
arms wrapped around her soft middle because
he
remained
afraid of her falling out of the tree.

Suddenly the dome’s central lig
ht shut off. Sarah jumped, but he held her to his
chest. “Connor, what’s happening?”

He
looked up and smiled. “It’s night time. Look at the ceiling, Princess.”

Her head tilted back and she then relaxed. “It’s so beautiful.”

With the central light on it showed the dome to have a painted sky
with clouds, but with the lights off it
too
became amazing nonetheless. The dom
e had tiny light fixtures that he
didn’t realize w
ere
there
until the central lighting turned off
. They were scattered randomly and mimicked the stars in the sky. They even had some that twinkled just like a real star.
It was an ingenious design
.

Sarah’s head came back down on
his
chest and she sighed.
He
could still see every inch of her ethereal beauty. The lights danced on her eyes as she continued staring at the
twinkling
ceiling. Her voice came quiet
and distant
, but sexy as she breathed. “Connor, I’m actually happy.”

“I am as well.” He
rubbed her silky soft belly.

She shook her head. “No I mean I’m happy we met
. Even in my ignorance of blending our souls together I would still do it again knowing what I know now. If I had taken another to be my mate
,
I know my life would have remained mundane. I had lived three hundred years of that lifestyle
and I never would have dreamed it
would end up like this. I mated a Harmonizer and I’m carrying his child. How many women can say they have the guts for that?” She giggled and shifted her bottom to get more comfortable.

“Not many.”
He
chuckled with her. “Before we met I too felt the mundane
and boring
life. I would drag my sister to school, get treated like garbage, listen to teachers go over the same boring
lectures
and go home to do it all over agai
n.” He
kissed the top of her head and she started rubbing
his
forearms. “That all changed once you came into my class. You changed me from the outcast
,
to a
star in my school. Remember the day you bought me a new wardrobe and I went to school. Not a single person recognized me for who I was. I still remember your face when Caliegh asked me if I had a girlfriend.”

“Ugh…don’t remind me. I actually felt jealous because of her.”

“Yeah I remembered the fire in your eyes…Wait, why would you be jealous of her?”

She stopped moving and said evenly “Did you see the size of her breasts or the shape of her hips. I could never match that
kind of knockout combination.” He
chuckled and she elbowed
him
in
the
ribs. “I wasn’t aiming for a laugh.”

“Sarah
,
not all men like physical qualities of a woman like that. For all her physical aspects
,
haven’t you seen how lonely she was?”