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“It is very difficult, so few attempt it,” Jade explained. “You could have at least warned us, so we could have been prepared to bring you back safely.”

“I wasn’t astral projecting,” Kyryl said as he stood up. He still felt a little queasy, but he wasn’t about to let that stop him. “At least, I didn’t mean to. It just sort of happened. I have to go.”

“Oh, no, you don’t,” Alestra snapped. “You cannot freak us all out, then just leave. I need answers.”

He tried to transport away, but his sister had him locked down, damn her. At times like this, it was a pain in the ass having an older sister by a few thousand years who was just as powerful as he was.

“Release me,” he demanded. “I must go find her.”

“Find who?”

“I think he’s lost it,” Rogan whispered loudly.

“My mate. I’m not sure how, but she found me there in my dream state.”

Alestra’s jaw dropped open.

“Well, that’s unexpected,” Jais said. “Is she some sort of dreamwalker? Is that even a thing?”

“Dragon Warrior mates can share dreams, but only after they are bonded,” Jade stated.

“Same for the Ilius,” Alestra said. “But you have not shared magic with your mate. So, how did she find you? She must be very powerful if she can astral project into your dreams.”

Kyryl shook his head. “I believe she is a Krytos.”

“That’s not possible.” Lucian’s brows furrowed. “Krytos don’t have any magic besides the ability to shift into beast form. I’ve never heard of one having the ability to dreamwalk before.”

“There is a rumor about an enhanced elite who can dreamwalk, but clearly that is not who we are talking about,” Jais said.

“That part is confusing to me as well,” Kyryl admitted. “She said she has access to Dragon Warrior water since she used it to heal a wound on her arm. And somehow, she is able to dreamwalk, but I don’t think she realizes that is what happened. She thought I was an alcohol-induced figment of her imagination.”

“She was drunk?” Jais’ lips twitched. “So, she doesn’t know you are mates?”

“I didn’t get to tell her before I was yanked out of the dream.”

Alestra looked contrite at that reminder. “I’m sorry about that. We were worried about you.”

“I understand,” Kyryl assured.

Now that his head had cleared, and he was feeling a little less frantic, he understood why they had pulled him from his dream. They had been worried about him, and he couldn’t blame them for that.

Especially since he knew just how dangerous astral projecting was.

It was something that he had never even tried to attempt before, so realizing that he and his mate had somehow managed it was truly astonishing. He was going to have to figure out how it had happened to ensure his mate remained safe.

“So?”

Kyryl blinked at Rogan, who was staring at him expectantly. “So, what?”

“Your mate. Who is she?”

“All I know is that her name is Charm.”

The last thing he expected was for everyone to look at each other before they all started to laugh.

“What in hellfire is wrong with all of you?”

“A Krytos named Charm? It has to be Charm Barra.” Rogan laughed again. “We know her. Quite well, actually.”