Chapter 34
Kelson nodded, "Thus why I have put a whole set of circumstances and events into place in the past to make sure that this does not upset the apple cart so to speak."
Ao smiled and nodded, "They choose wisely appointing you as the time lord. So, I will leave tis bit of unpleasantness in your capable hands and will expect you to circumvent any problems this may cause that would force a gods war."
Kelson smiled, "I would kill her off before I allowed that to happen."
Ao frowned, "Well let us hope it does not come down to that. What of Morgan what are the plans where he is concerned."
Kelson smiled, "I find that his charm and his deceit are about to catch up with him, we will see what will happen once they reach Waterdeep and then what he does when he discovers he is not the only powerful dreadlock in town."
Ao watched the two women and smiled seeing the purity of Kaitlin and the sultriness of M'lar he sighed, "Oh to be human again, the lovely blond creature that shares the table is very pure and sweet, does she serve a god?"
Kelson studied Kaitlin and smiled, "Yes, she follows Balla or Chauntee, she is as pure and honest as any on Abeir Torrel. "
Ao nodded, "A worthy priestess for our noble lady Chauntee. Well Kelson I leave this wrinkle for you to handled, but caution you to be careful if you play with the past it could cascade down and create a bigger problem than what was originally thought."
Kelson chuckled, "Oh ye of little faith all father, I promise you what I do will not affect the future only the past and fix a problem that occurred then."
Ao sighed moved his hand with some agitation over his face to brush over his head and smooth his long white hair down. "Perhaps I have been too long in this position. I will not ask Kelson, I only expect you to use your good judgment and maintain balance and peace with the pantheon and with those that fall under your purview."
Ao turned and as he walked to the door, he paused. "And my old friend? The very disagreeable Ageis?"
He turned to peer back at the youngest member to be added to the pantheon.
Kelson smiled, "My Lord Ao, does not recognize he who is and should be and will be as always your friend?"
Ao chuckled; shook his head turned took two steps and disappeared from view in a soft flash of blue light. The only sign he had been there was the soft chuckle he left behind.
Kelson turned back and watched Morgan poured on the charm and he was immediately alert to what Morgan was doing. He was setting up a subtle seduction, the problem with this was why, and which woman did he have his goal set for?
"He certainly is not trying to court M'lar?" He mused softly and frowned, "She wanted him dead, why would he put her in a position to expose what and who he really was?" He studied the situation and with the hint of touches on her hand as he passed her plates. His oh so charming smile as he studied her bent head and her avoidance of his innocent by plays.
Kelson was suddenly getting the idea of what exactly was going on and he frowned, if this were the case he may have to pull out all stops and side step his plans to thwart Morgan's intentions.
Then he watched the way he was being very solicitous to Kait with her thousand questions about realm space and the flight of the spell jammer.
She had been so chatty and trying to distract M'lar from feeling so uncomfortable that Kait had failed to notice the irritation factor that seemed to be growing in Morgan.
Only the expertly trained eye could see the irritation in the tightening of his jaw that caused the tick to appear. The narrowing of his eyes and the subtle withdrawing from the chatter that was on going . There it was the thoughtful study he placed on the partner to his left. Kait sat to his right. He was studying M'lar under a microscope even when he replied to the chatter of Kait.
"Damn you Morgan, this is not how this was to play out. This can not happen, there will be no coupling with you or M'lar." Kelson reached foreword and pulled up a chair. Sitting back to watch and he knew that he was going to have to work quickly to stop what ever plans Morgan was working.
He knew that once Morgan knew what was happening he would be in for a fight. Stroking his chin he considered how he would go about thwarting Morgan's plans and found he could not thwart what he did not know. So he continued to watch.
M'lar had never felt so uncomfortable in all her life than what she was at this time on the ship with this man. She only knew she felt like she was suffocating and it was giving her a headache to be nice to a man she detested.
She allowed Kait to carry the conversation and sat quietly, all she wanted was for this to be over and to be away from Morgan. Affecting a polite look of interest she played with the food on her plate as she thought of the end of this dinner.
She wanted to run to her room where she would stay for the rest of this trip. She let out a small sigh and allowed Kait and Morgan to peer at her curiously "Do we bore you?"
M'lar shook her head. "Not really, I was just thinking of how tired I was and would hope you would forgive me and allow me to leave you both?"
Kait frowned, and the looked at her plate and then over to M'lar's plate and remarked, "But you have hardly eaten."
M'lar pushed her food around and shrugged, "Not really hungry Kait, sorry Dr. Manshak I am sure it was excellently prepared but I notice that you must not be hungry either you have hardly touched your meal."
Morgan looked down at his barely touched meal and smiled charmingly, "Oh I am not hungry at this time, I suppose later I might get a little bite." He smiled at his private joke amusing himself with his witty remark.
Turning his attention to M'lar, "You know I have a wonderful library on the ship and was hoping to show it to you and Lady Kaitlin later, that is if you could tolerate us a little longer?"
M'lar smiled tensely and inclined her head. "As you wish." Then lowered her gaze to the plate of food in front of her and once again pushed the food around on her plate. Her only thoughts at this point were to make it for a while longer to see the library.
Perhaps make a selection and then retire. Kait however had been astute enough to see Morgan had formed an unhealthy interest in her sister and was now fretting internally over how she could keep these two apart for the rest of this trip.
Her thoughts were tumbling so fast through her mind that she found she now only had brief comments to make and was running out of polite conversation to make. Morgan noting that dinner was ending stood and moved to help each lady from the table and escorted them down the hallway to his library.
"If I am not available for your convenience, do feel free to come here and select whatever you wish from my library to entertain your selves. Now if you both will excuse me, I must check in with the captain. I bid you both good evening."
Morgan walked away from both women his intent to later visit his target and take a little bite and enjoy her sleeping charms as much as he could without waking her. He giggled at the thought and continued to make his plans as he moved to his room.
His excitement barely contained with his goal in sight his plans made he was not about to let go of what he perceived was his. Feeling very confident he almost put a skip in his walk while moving down the hallway and into history as far as he was concerned. The only sound of his joy at seeing a new beginning for him was left in his giggle as it floated down the hallway.
So ends this book of our Charming Deceiver, this shall be continued with the next installment of the Forgotten Realms saga of Tal Shandor the island with a capital city of New Damara.
Coming soon "Cross Roads and Paths Taken." Will continue with Morgan and his plans and how Kelson shall find a way to thwart those plans. However, Kelson is about to find that sometimes the best laid plans of men and gods do not always go the way they are planned.
Kelson must put his plans for M'lar on hold and deal with his Uncle who is going to make a bid of the position held by Ao, and how he plans to use those on Tal Shandor as his stepping stone into Godhood.
For those of you that have followed me, thank you for your patronage. Jo
Dedicated to the loving memory of Rebecca Ann Curl, born September 22, 1977 died November 21 2014, forever 37 and held dear to our hearts forever. Rest in peace my precious Boo. Say hello to Grandpa. Joseph A Curl born March 27, 1929 died November 11, 2013. Too soon gone but never forgotten.