"Thank you, my queen." I smiled back before I took a deep breath. "I will put all of this away for now. Let's take care of the warriors and enjoy our feast."
One thing at a time, Ben. One thing at a time.
"But how are you feeling?" Nerissa asked with a frown, and she reached out tentatively and put her hand on my newly scaled arm.
I wanted to tell her I was fine, but this woman was going to carry my child, so Idecided to tell her the truth.
"To be honest," Isighed, "I feel like I'm one step away from falling off a cliff, but I'm doing my best to wrap my head around all of this."
"It is certainly a lot to take in," the queen admitted as her eyes roved over my newly improved body, "but I must say, these changes rather suit you, Ben."
"Yeah?" I asked with a grin, and I flexed my arm under her fingers. "You like my new look?"
"Very much," Nerissa replied with a glint in her eyes.
"Yeah,I agree," Mira chimed in, and I turned to see the warrior raking her gaze over me, too.
