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his lack of
    response. What game was he playing?
    Tugging on his boots, he stopped and glanced at her. “I
    have never heard of loueezzeeaannah.”
    “It’s in the U.S. You have to know the United States.” She
    looked at him and rolled her eyes. “Of America.” With no
    recognition evident in his eyes, her heart thumped harder, its
    beats increasing, pounding an erratic rhythm in her chest.
    Her blood surged through her veins, and her head throbbed.
    She spoke low, the words edged with anger. “North America.
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    It’s on Earth.”
    He nodded with a slight smile on his lips. “Ah, Earth.
    Now, I have heard that before. Sister planet to Avaris.”
    Dressed in his shirt and pants, he fastened the wide black
    belt at his lean middle. After he slipped his coat on, he slid
    the two scabbards through the belt, one on each side of his
    waist.
    Seren stared at the weapons. He’d worn them last night.
    Now, she wondered why. The black handles reflected the
    sun’s light, and each was tipped with a clear, round, gold-
    encased stone. Once he finished, his gaze met hers. “There is
    a man in Dene. He claims he, too, is from Earth. Perhaps,
    you should speak with him.”
    “You’re nuts, aren’t you? There’s no way I could have
    traveled from one planet to another. Tell me the truth, where
    am I?” The news of someone else who knew the places she
    mentioned had little if any impact on her. The sudden rise of
    her fear threatened to turn into panic. “How can we talk to
    each other if we come from separate planets?”
    “You are, indeed, on Avaris. Both Earth and Avaris are
    connected to one another by the dragons’ magic. The portal
    can only be opened at the gathering of the great ones, or
    perhaps, by combining the powers of several talented
    wizards.” He stopped and shrugged before his stare met hers.
    “We have magic so powerful we are able to understand what
    anyone says at any time. It is a common spell placed on all
    babes at the time of their births. The one I placed on you
    when I found you enables me to understand you and to
    speak in your language. You now also have the ability to
    speak and understand my language.”
    Unable to fully believe him, she stared wide-eyed at him.
    The door rattled under a heavy fist. A rasping voice
    sounded from the other side. “Ready to depart in an hour,
    Cap’an.”
    She twitched and tightened her hold on the blanket.
    He glanced from the door to her. Their eyes locked. His
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    voice remained soft, gentle, and calming. “Only the cosmos
    knows how the two planets became connected. No one that I
    know of has ever questioned it.”
    Her voice trembled with unshed tears, frustration, and
    the hot embers of her anger. “Well, I do. I want to go home. I
    want to know what the dragon means. What do you intend to
    do with me? Last night, we—oh, God, I just want to go
    home.”
    With a slow gait, he walked to the door. He lifted one
    hand and grasped the knob. Without looking at her, he said,
    “I cannot send you home.”
    “Why not?” Frightened, overwhelmed with what had
    happened to her, Seren gripped the covers, her knuckles
    white. Tears scalded the lids of her eyes, shame and despair
    built in her mind.
    “The only way I know of is to have the great dragon clan
    leaders open a portal.”
    “Then tell them to do it.”
    He shook his head, a sad smile forming on his lips. “One
    does not go to the dragons to demand something. It is by
    their will that peace is possible on Avaris, therefore, we are
    obligated to them.”
    “They have to send me home. I don’t want to be here!”
    “I suppose I shouldn’t have brought you through the
    portal. It seemed right to do so.”
    “For who? You?” Furious and more than a little
    frightened for the future, she lashed out at him. “We had sex
    last night. There might be complications I don’t want.”
    His response followed on the heels of her statement. “I
    agree. Even now, I travel