Jewel's POV It was the morning of the fourth day. Everything had been planned last night to get things for the day. Knowing I was the direct target was helpful. I was dressed early. I was going riding. My Uncle Hawk and I would be doing this trip together. We wanted the creatures to follow me so that they could be cleaned up in stages along the way. we would circle back to the castle where the last bit of the fight would be. "Mom, are you sure?" I looked at her. She had offered me her gelding, Baron. "Baby girl that horse has a heart bigger than the world. He is a warrior." My mom hugged me. "No," It was Athens's voice that surprised us both. His word firm in its thought. "No?" My mom asked before me. She had stopped hugging me to look at him. "I have been breeding horses sinc

