" She can't go alone." Asher protested, his arm wrapping protectively around my waist. " She doesn't even know what she's facing." He argued. " Then will you accompany her and loose your life while at it?" Lucia asked. " I don't mind doing..." Asher started but I cut him off. " Absolutely not." I said firmly. " I'll do this alone." I declared. I might not have fully accepted my fate, but I knew one thing: I wouldn't let anyone die for me. " I will be with you though." Bianca's voice suddenly filled the room. I turned to find her leaning against the wall by the door, looking like she had been there all along. " How did you get in?" I asked. " I have my ways," she replied with a wink. " And you're not going into the dragon realm alone. I can bypass the barrier." " But the witch queen

