Harmonizer's Evolution (Balancer's Soul cycle) (53 page)

Once everything was established
,
Sorono stood up. He looked down at his daughter and said
“Shannon, you have heard everything. Your mother and I need to go and do many things. You will remain here for awhile
and I expect you to be respectful of everyone.”
Shannon nodded proudly and walked over to sit down be
tween
Sarah
and Connor. Sorono then looked down at a sitting Veronica.
“What I’ll need for you to do is to find Firon and Clarein. Tell them how to get here and explain that they are to obey Connor as if it were my orders. I’ll find Xaon since he
also
lives close by.”
Then he turned to the five of
them
.
Sarah
adjusted Darrel so he could get a little more comfortable.
“Connor, if the first three guests arrive before I do with the other
Head E
lders, I trust you know what to tell them do.”

“Not a problem. You go ahead and make arrangements to
gather
the
E
lders, their Immortal Guards and have the essentials dropped in by plane
,
like you did last year. I’ll take care of things until you arrive. Once you do, we can begin making up a strategy and prepare for what
lays
ahead of us.”

“Indeed, you are quite capable of keeping order. Farewell for now.”

After Veronica stood at his side, they began flying. Once they left
,
Sarah
leaned into Shannon and gained her attention. “I know you haven’t eaten all day. Let’s get you into our home and
put something in your belly.” She
realized long ago that whenever food is involved, Shannon becomes happier.

Before they
left
,
Connor made a fire shield and absorbed all the flames and heat
,
to add to his energy
supply
. The twelve of
them
walked together in silence
for a time and they
all had things
they
needed to do
so
they
split up halfway home
. Once they
were home Connor took a much needed shower
while she
fixed Shannon and
her
self a quick meal.
Darrel and Pearl each had their bottles and were soon asleep.

Once
all
three kids were all asleep
Sarah
showed
her
mate how much he was missed. Apparently he missed
her
even more.

Send and Receive

It felt great to awaken in one
’
s own bed
again
after a stressful rescue
. Connor’s
energies had been replenish
ed to about eighty percent and his
worry had lessened since the night. Most of it probably had to do the night
’
s lovemaking because
he
felt
slightly tired, but remarkably refreshed.

Sarah sle
pt
on her
side with her bare back facing him
. I
t was early in the morning, but
the sun was just beginning to reveal itself. Since there
i
s much to do today
,
he
decided to silently slip out of bed and put on some fresh clothes. Knowing that there wouldn’t be any dangerous situations today
,
he
didn’t attire
his
washed
armor.

Connor
opened the power
,
washer and dryer room to grab a robe.

He
walked into the living room and made
his
way to the kid’s room.
He
silently
open
ed
the door a crack to
find
Darrel and Pearl in one crib, cuddled together. Shannon took Darrel’s crib because she was just small enough to sleep in it. She
had covered her little body with a warm blanket and was fast asleep. Neither of the
three
newborn children made any sounds
,
aside from
deep breathing.

After making a silent entrance
,
he
hooked Shannon’s robe and belt on the edge
of the crib she slept in. Then his
exit
went
unnoticed.

He
took out half of the supplies out of the pantry and began cooking.

Twenty minutes later there was a moving soun
d coming from the room behind him
.
Shannon must have finally smelled breakfast.
He surmised.
That thought made him
show a one sided smile while frying
up
green tomatoes and sausages.

In
his
peripheral vision
,
he
noticed
the handle turn and then open. The first thing to
exit
was a small black foot with small
, shiny
claws. Soon the three foot baby reptile stepped out
,
wearing her washed robe and belt. She was being very considerate because she mov
ed
quietly
and disturbed little
. As she shut the door she looked up at
him to see him
smiling at her from the stove.
Connor
then felt the touch of her mind and gave her permission to speak in her way.
“Good morning, Connor.”
F
eeling
s from
her mind
gave knowledge
she only sp
oke
to
him
privately.

He
smiled pleasantly while speaking softly. “Good morning to you too, Shannon. Did you sleep well?”

The little one smiled while giving herself a large stretch. Even her small tail
extended
.
“It was a wonderful respite. I’m very grateful for your hospitality. That bedding that I slept on was more comfortable than my mother’s chest these past few days.”
Then Shannon st
retched herself up to see what he
was
preparing
.
“That food smells very appetizing. Might I inquire
as to
how long until it is finished?”

Despite her polite words, her playful
and childlike
eyes gave her away.

“They will be ready soon. Since you are staying here
,
you must know that we all eat together.
” Then an idea popped into
his
mind. “I know how Sarah taught you how to wash your hands. If you could help me, please go and gently awaken Sarah and then wash up. By that time
,
we’ll eat.”

Shannon smiled.
“I can do that.”

Shannon walked around the dining room table and made her way down the hall. A minute later
Connor
could hear Sarah’s voice sounding half asleep. “Shannon, is there something you need?”
T
here
came
a
short moment of
sil
ence as Shannon spoke only to his
wife. “Oh alright, you go ahead and do that then. I’ll meet you at the table for breakfast.”

He
heard Shannon’s claws weakly tap
ping the hardwood as she left the bed
room and then her sounds were louder as she clicked on the tile floor. While the water ran in the bathroom, Sarah
had already put on a set of fresh clothes and brushed
out
her hair. And she was a sight to behold.

Sarah wore her black sleeveless shirt
,
which had a diamond shape cutout
below the collar of the shirt,
which revealed a
classy amount of cleavage. W
ith her new bust size, it made the cleavage
in the
diamond
stand
more pronounced. Her thin waist flared
,
when they met her swaying hips. She wore short black shorts
,
which exposed her luscious
and toned
legs.
Her figure
i
s one to fawn over, but that showed nothing compared to her countenance. Her heart shaped f
eatures
was the first thing to hold
his
attention. Sarah’s expression was calm and pleased on a creamy complexion. Her lips were
full and the most beautiful
and natural
shad
e of a pinkish red. Her
waist length
hair was the color of heal
thy earth
. Then there is the most captivating part of her entire ethereal beauty, her eyes. They are the color of living emeralds and ever
green. They are the color of
life,
his
life in particular.
Besides the physical attractiv
eness that will always allure him
, her
amazing
mind surpasses
all
that.

Her lips parted as she spoke in her rich velvety voice. “How did you sleep last night? Comfortably I hope.” Then she smiled shyly.

His
grin couldn’t stop itself from coming to life. “I’m not sure.” Sarah’s green eyes locked with
his
with worry. “I’m not sure if I did. Maybe you can try to help me to sleep again like we did last night.”

She looked away as her face flushed deep red. She bit her bottom lip for a moment before saying “Maybe I wasn’t sure if I had any sleep either. Maybe we should try it a little later.
Maybe multiple times, until we get it right.
”

Then they
looked at each other again and smiled lovingly.

As he
finished cooking, Shannon finally came back with clean hands. She and Sarah
sat across the table from
him as they
began consuming
the meal
. It took a few minutes until
he
could see them over the mounds of food. By th
e time his meal was finished he
had gained another three percent of
his
energy.

Shannon asked to help
clear and clean the dishes while Sarah went into the other room to wake Darrel and Pearl and give them their bottles.

As the young Keeper handed
him
a plate, one at a time, she asked
“Connor, what are we going to be doing today?”
She wasn’t really asking that question, she wanted to know what needed to be done for the imminent arrival
of
the
guests
.

Apparently Shannon sp
oke
to everyone right now because Sarah brought out the two car seats that were being used as rockers. Sarah sat down
in one of the dining room chairs,
silently
,
while waiting for his
answer.

He
spoke to everyone while hand washing the dishes in the sink. “There are many things that are going to be needed done.
When your older brother and sister arrive
,
along with Xaon
,
I’ll have them do something important. I truly don’t want to do this, but some things are unavoidable. After something else is accomplished
,
I’ll need to work with everyone and build large shelter
s
for many guests.”

Shannon went silent, but Pearl stopped suckling on her bottle to ask
“Daddy, How many people are coming here?”

He
looked into her brown, blue and green eyes and smiled. “There will be more people than you’ve ever seen. If you are good, I’ll take you and your brother to see everyone.”

Darrel also stopped drinking to say
“I know
I’ll
be on my best behavior.”
Then he shifted his eyes to his side.
“
Pearl, don’t do anything to jeopardize this for me. I want to see all these different
…
”