Preparation for war
Daria’s pov
I smiled, though my heart was tense with anxiety. "You did it perfectly."
She brightened at once. "Really?"
Well, really, I said, getting down on my knees before her. You know you are learning faster than I ever have.
Her smile faltered. "Because I have more power?"
"Yes," I admitted. "But also because you listen. And because you care."
She was nodding her head like she knew more than a child ought to know. We are preparing because Rylan will be coming, all right?
I didn't lie to her. "Yes."
She swallowed. "Will he bring wolves?"
He will not come singly, I thought mildly. "That's why we prepare."
A hideout was being changed around us. Groups of herbs were suspended in narrow bundles on the walls of the stones. Scribbled charms in ancient writing r
