They say that there are moments in life that people prepare for—payday, bad hair days, the possibility of winning the lotto—and then there are moments you don't.
Like being suddenly cursed or learning about grim, ancient secrets.
Oh, or the possibility of hearing the reigning dragon lord—who might just be the biggest closeted romantic—say something like "Be my mate."
Yeah.
Apparently, in the short life of a human aide, it was possible to hear such words said directly to his face.
He didn't even overhear it. There was no stumbling into their office to find his boss and his paramour saying such things to each other.
No.
In this case, the aide himself was the one sitting on that sturdy lap, being stared at by someone who had definitely clarified that he absolutely meant every word.
Hoooh!
And yet there he was, experiencing a noticeable delay as he tried to understand what those words meant for him, for them, and for everyone else.
