“I have a much better idea.” Wylde winked at Kail. He took Conway’s hand and led him to the stairs. They were nearly to the top when Tion heard Conway gasp and Wylde laugh.
One of the strangers commented to the other as they left the inn. “I should’a brought my wife here for our honeymoon. I had no idea the tub was that big.”
Kail watched them leave. “You know, by the time those two figure things out, the water’ll be cold, and it sounds like there’s enough room.”
“You are still kind of stinky,” Tion agreed. “Why not?”
Kail leaped from the bench, and Tion followed in hot pursuit.
“Have fun, boys,” Marvin called as they ran past him and down the hall to their room.
Tion and Kail trooped into the bathing room with towels draped over their shoulders and nothing else on. Wylde started and grabbed a towel to cover himself. “Hey! What’s the big idea?”
Kail rolled his eyes. “Humans and their morals,” he said to Tion. “I don’t see what the fuss is. The tub is plenty big enough,” he said, splashing hot water at Wylde. To Conway he added, “He’s a bit of an oaf, isn’t he?”
Wylde glared down at Kail. “I can hear you, you know.”
Conway smoothed the frown from the wizard’s face with the palms of his hands. “Trust me,” he said, laughing. “He knows.”
About the Author
Born during one of the worst fires in L.A. history, Patric Michael escaped to the foothills of the Cascade Range where the world is a lot more green, even in summer.
His wide-ranging and varied career, from ship building to making special effects movie props, has given him enough material for a lifetime of stories.
He constantly reinvents himself with each new thing he creates. Now, it is as a writer of what he loves to read, but only when he can convince the cat that his keyboard isn’t the only place in the house to sleep.
Visit Patric’s web site at http://www.patricmichael.com and his blog at http://blogs.patricmichael.com.
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Conway’s Curse ©Copyright Patric Michael, 2010
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Released in the United States of America June 2010
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