Huw said despondently, “You mean an impossible one, my brother. We cannot fight the Black Guard — with just three. And Poppy and Gwillam are long gone. I will never be able to find them now.” Katkin looked on helplessly as Huw buried his face in Caleb’s rough fur and cried.
“We will find them,” she said firmly. “You know the routes they would take to Shadion, and Caleb will help us track them too. Won’t you, boy?” The dog stood up and barked excitedly. “As for you,” she said to Arkady, “You are wanted up north. Huw and I will rescue the children.” Swiftly she explained to Huw about Gwenn’s pregnancy and the coming birth of the child they believed to be the Dawnmaid.
Arkady opened his mouth to argue, but Huw said, “You must go, Kadya, and take Katkin with you. Every minute she spends in Y
