"What Word did you find?" Erik asked excitedly, wringing the hilt of his war axe between gloved hands. Koael flashed him a quick, mischievous smile and took a breath. This is going to be interesting.
"Laas!" she Shouted. A red glow seemed to appear within Erik's chest, and the same happened for Koael, except it was much smaller and coming from her middle half instead. A few moments later, when she felt her energy return, she Shouted again and looked down at the tiny pulse of red light blinking brightly below her waistline. Why was the Shout revealing her own aura?
Unless it wasn't... hers.
Koael's head jerked up and she met Erik's eyes, stunned beyond words, and the red-haired barbarian flushed. They stared at each other for a very long time, remembering that night from three weeks prior.
Now they knew why her blood was late that month.