Page 240 of The Beast of Salt
Her entire form vibrates, causing Sigvid and Avina to flinch at the tension.
“You and Maeve have doomed us all.” With that, she vanishes.
Avina winces, clutching her stomach. “Contractions.”
All but Maeve and Briny disappear, who approach the halvguds and offer a wispy kiss on each of their foreheads.
“We will be watching,” Maeve whispers before flickering away, leaving only the Briny God.
“I foresaw Aura will be my favorite mortal.” He smiles big at both of them and then fades away.
Sigvid’s eyes are as large as saucers as he pivots to Avina. “That is a lot of information at one time.”
She nods with one hand on her stomach and the other on her forehead.
He places his hands on her shoulders, “You had a name picked out and did not tell me?”
Her cheeks redden. “Aura was my favorite story character as a young girl. She was a warrior princess who saved her kingdom from a great evil and fell in love with a dark, warrior prince.”
“Well,” he stares at her with a crooked smile, “how do you feel knowing you have found your dark prince?”
She beams up at him. “I guess my note to remember me did work after all.”
“You must know I never needed a lock of your hair or a note to remember you, Avina. You’ve been a part of my soul for years now.” He strokes the side of her face with his knuckles. “To a long future together.”
“Together.” She whispers as his forehead connects with hers.
