Derek
Two and a half weeks early
Magnus and I hated the idea of being away from Ashlyn. She didn’t seem to get better, and she refused to go see the doctor. Mason and I were packing so we could meet our warriors at the checkpoint. We had wolves, dragons, and warlocks ready to head out to the area around Emerald Lake. We wanted to head there to evaluate the level of threat before we brought Ashlyn out there.
We were leaving Sage, Liam and Matt with Ashlyn. Even if she doesn’t want to admit it, she needs protection. She needed us as much as we needed her. Ashlyn hated the idea, but she still agreed to stay behind. I know what the wolf at Blue Moon showed her, terrified her.
She may think that we are trying to protect her, but we are also protecting ourselves. With her out there, the enem
