Page 17 of The War is Coming

Tudor sighed again. “Fine, fine, fine.”

“That’s the spirit, Tudor,” Jason said, grinning at him.

“I’ll come and sit with you, and keep you both company,” Henry said, looking at Tudor and Gentzen, grinning.

Tudor laughed. “Thanks Henry okay I’m going I’ll see you all whenever Gentzen are you ready to go now?”

Gentzen nodded and stood up. “Yep, sire, see you all soon.”

Tudor and Alex stood up and, after a round of ‘byes’, they left the kitchen.

“Donovan, is there a set time for resting?” Ash asked.

Donovan shook his head. “No, it depends on the gargoyle and how tired they are. Most gargoyles have to rest a couple of times a month, depending on their age. The older the gargoyle, or the stronger the gargoyle, the longer they can go before needing to rest.”

“What would happen if Tudor didn’t rest when he needed to?” Henry asked, looking concerned.

The gargoyles around the table grimaced.

“His gargoyle would force the rest,” Cade said.

“Seriously?” Nick asked.

“Yeah,” Dane replied. “It wouldn’t matter what Tudor was doing either; his gargoyle would force the shift, and it would be painful.”

“Now we know. We can all watch out for Tudor,” Baylan said.

“I think now he knows he can still talk to Alex, he should be fine resting when he needs to,” Ares said.

The three of them walked outside. Tudor was clutching Alex’s hand.

“It won’t be so bad, sweetheart. You can still talk to us, and you can chat with the others that are resting.”

Tudor nodded.

“But sire, you need to properly rest first,” Gentzen cautioned.

“I know I was just scared that I wouldn’t be able to talk to my Alex.”

“I would have found a way to chat with you, even if I couldn’t have heard you answering. I would have climbed on the roof and sat with you, or sent Bubo with messages,” Alex assured him. “Now, where are you going to perch?”

The three of them had walked a little way from the back door and turned to look at the roof. They saw other gargoyles resting around the roof.

Tudor pointed. “There that’s where I was when I was sent here I could see and hear everything but I wasn’t resting then.”

“And I can go there,” Gentzen pointed to a space not far from Tudor’s.

“Perfect,” Alex said, pulling Tudor into his arms. “I’ll be waiting for you, but rest as long as you need to. We need you at your peak.”

Tudor wrapped his arms around Alex and rested his head on his mate’s chest. “I know but I’m going to miss you love.”

“And I will miss you, but I’m just a thought away. Now kiss me and then go and rest.”

Tudor lifted his head, Alex dipped his, and they kissed, with Tudor putting all his love into the kiss. Slowly they pulled back. “Love you.”

“And I you,” Alex dropped a kiss on his nose. “Now go shift.”

Tudor nodded and pulled out of Alex’s arms, looking at Gentzen.