“Yeah,” said Gavin. “Our neighbors in Dalesbloom will clear out the dragons, then we’ll get you back to Montana.”
“Maybe your daughter’s waiting for you at home,” Aislin said optimistically.
I looked up in shock that the Grandbay Alpha so easily offered respite to the unicorn, even going out of his way to help her get back home. It was unlike the Alpha Gavin I knew, who I only ever saw in the manor, but I still didn’t trust him. He’d never shown any kindness to me. He wanted me gone. It made me bitter until I saw Muriel’s expression relax and the tension in her body leave.
“Thank you,” she sighed. “I haven’t had a proper rest in weeks.”
She deserved rest, I thought. I admired the older woman for the kindness she’d shown me when nobody else did. The way she spoke and held herself ma
