I relived the scene, with Mary safe on the saddle beside the Witch"s Step. I was beside her as she hummed Kisimuil"s Galley and we stepped out again. I watched Mary"s back, saw Christine smile to her and felt jealousy so sharp that I shuddered with the shock. The great eagles circled us, and Lorna gasped her relief that we were all safe after the perilous crossing. I heard the whirr of wings and looked up to see the eagles attack again, two huge birds with hooked beaks and talons extended, ready to rip and rend. Lorna ducked in anticipation, but the eagles ignored her and struck Mary. She turned to face them, threw a round-house punch, overbalanced and staggered on the edge of the ridge.
I was beside her as she hummed Kisimuil"s Galley and we stepped out again. I watched Mary"s back, saw
