CHAPTER THIRTY-SIX The horses must have understood what he meant because they whinnied and dashed forward. The sudden surge of speed made our attacker lose his balance. He dropped to his knees and grabbed hold of either side of the hole he’d created. The man’s blazing green eyes fell on us and he tucked a sword into its sheath before he reached down for us. The carriage rolled out into the main road and two shadows dropped onto the roof, causing the weakened structure to give a half a foot inward. Helen and I ducked down as we watched the newcomers surround the swordsman. Will and Alex did not look happy with our attacker. The man twisted around and sliced the air with the sword he still held. His wild wavings forced our dragon men back and the man rolled across the roof to disapp

