The rest of the class was lackluster compared to the actual bonding. They were taught how to clean the hooves, rub down their coat, which foods were good and which weren’t. Jace enjoyed learning about his new partner however. They wouldn’t learn about riding and the various maneuvers until tomorrow. The instructor told them that the Svadilfari needed some time to settle after bonding. They left the mounted combat class, and Jace joined Lily as they headed towards the monster taming class, they waved their goodbye’s to Karl. Jace looked at Lily, “So how’d you end up with the leader of the herd? I heard the mare you chose is a mutated version like Tyrant.”

Lily looked over at him and smiled, “Her name is Frigid, as for how we ended up together.” Lily shrugged, “I thought she was beautiful so I asked politely if she wanted to bond with me. She agreed, it was nowhere near as intense as to how you and Tyrant bonded.” She shook her head and smirked, “I can see why the others told me you were on a different level.”

Jace shrugged, “Combat has always been the one thing I excelled at, I suck at a ton of other things, anything sciency for example. Total disaster.”

Lily grinned, “Yea, you don’t strike me as the studious type.”

Jace smiled, “Cuz I’m not! But you told me you’re a simple farmer’s girl.” Jace raised an eyebrow. “Yet you bond with one of the mutated after asking a simple question, know some healing magic and are proficient enough in combat to get accepted into the academy. Even if you were someone’s squire before. Something I need to know?”

Lily paused and looked at him for a while, her eyebrows narrowed before she continued walking. “No.”

Jace shrugged, “Fair enough, if it comes back to bite us in the head let me know ahead of time. I prefer knowing what I’m dealing with. Your my squadmate now, your problems are mine. Remember that when your in trouble.”

Lily looked up at him, searching his eyes for something. She returned her gaze to the front. “Understood.”

Jace nodded, the rest of the trip to the monster taming class was spent in companionable silence. Taming class’s first lesson was not even nearly as exciting as he had hoped and expected it to be. It was all theory, about how monsters worked, how they could evolve, and what mutations were. A lot of information, none of it stuck. Jace sighed, he really hated studying. Learning from practice was a much better way to do things!

He waved his goodbye’s to Lily as he headed over to flute class, his second to last class of the day. He knocked on the door to the room, the only class he had had so far in an actual room. A captivating voice rang through the wood, “Come in.”

Jace entered and was stunned for a brief moment, before him was possibly the sexiest woman he had ever seen. She oozed sex-appeal, her smile enticing as she looked up at him through thick lashes. Her vividly red hair framing her well proportioned face. Jace blinked and sat down across from her, she raised an immaculately plucked eyebrow. “You seem to take accept my presence more easily than most.”

Jace grinned, “I’m a married man after all.” He scratched at his beard, “May I ask what race you are, you seem human. But I can tell you aren’t.”

She smiled and leaned forward on her hands, lounging on her long couch. The black silk sheets off-setting her hair. Her chest almost bounced out of her dangerously oversized cleavage. “You would be correct, I am a Alluracian. We naturally exude scent or pheromones that attract whoever we are focused on, or a whole gathering of people if we so choose.”

Jace smiled, “And you choose to use that full-power on everyone you meet?”

The woman laughed, the motion doing wonders to her bust. Jace had to use a good amount of willpower to keep his eyes focused on hers. “My dear, I haven’t even really used it yet.”

Jace blanched, “That’s scary.”

She smiled, her lips glossy and crimson. “It can be, spend enough time around me and you get used to it. Most people need at least a few hours to regain mental capacity. You’re doing incredibly well so far.”

Jace frowned, “In all honesty it’s taking quite a bit for me to stop myself from… attacking you.”

She smiled gently and Jace felt a shiver run down his spine, a sense of danger washed over him. “You could try.”

Jace started breathing heavily, “Please don’t do that again, that was bloody close woman.” He gripped his thighs as he tried to regain control of his breathing.

She laughed, the tone musical. “So you have a thing for danger.” She smiled provocatively. “How incredibly interesting. I can smell the blood on you, I believe we could have some true fun you and I.”

Jace stiffened, turned around and smacked his forehead against the wall, the pain brought him back to his senses. “Jezus christ, you don’t hold back do you. I doubt my wife will be open to sharing, so as enticing as your offer is, I’ll have to turn you down.”

She smiled at him and sat back. “For now, I guess I shall just have to seduce your wife. It is rare I get my hands on someone quite so… delicious.”

Jace cursed softly, “She wouldn’t have a problem with that, probably. Damn.”

She laughed once more, the tones creating goosebumps on his skin. “I realised I forgot to introduce myself, I am Rury.” She rolled the R’s in such a way that it sent shivers down his spine. Jace clenched his fists, repeatedly repeating in his head that he was married.

She handed him an ivory flute, “It is time we start class is it not?”

Jace nodded, relieved to start something safer for his physical condition.

She put the flute to her lips, “First put your lips on the flute right here, don’t bite now. We wouldn’t want to hurt it, be gentle, no teeth.”

Jace looked up at the sealing, “Please, God, watch over me this day.”

An hour late Jace stumbled out of the room, Xivr was walking past and gazed at him with raised furry eyebrows. “What class did you have that you seem so exhausted.”

“Flute class my friend, never, ever, take flute class. It is by far the most dangerous instrument I have ever encountered.” Jace shuffled off pale as a ghost. Xivr watched him go with a shocked face. He heard a giggle from the room Jace just left. A shiver ran up his spine and he got out of the area quick.