Stella had never ridden Blaise by herself before, and it still didn’t feel quite right without Rory in front of her to hang onto. He and Blaise were a team; they had worked together for years and knew each other’s movements as they knew their own. Stella didn’t know how to ride, so it was just as well that Blaise wasn’t actually a horse.
It was strange, but no one was questioning her right to be there on Blaise’s back, least of all Blaise herself. It had all happened in a flash. How had she come to be the one everyone was looking to for guidance? Rory was the obvious choice, as he was the voice of the law in Legacy space. But Rory had cheerfully let her take control, seemingly happy to let her lead the way.
“This is it,” she instructed, and Blaise slowed from her ground-tearing pace to a
