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I placed a handon his shoulder and moved around him. “It’s okay. Let’s hear whatshe has to say.”
“The magi have a spell to close the Rift, but we need light bearers.”
“You want to bring her to the Borderlands?” Leon pointed his sword at the fae. “And you think I’ll let you take her?”
“Guards!” the king yelled, and they swarmed around Raina.
“Stop!” I said, standing between Leon and Raina. “I can speak for myself.”
“No,” Leon said. “It is too dangerous. It’s a war zone there.”
“I know.” Turning to Raina, I bit back the fear. “Will it work? Can we really close the Rift?”
She nodded. “Yes, but we only have one chance.”
“You will not take my daughter.”
“Father,please, you’ll hurt yourself.”
“As I stated before,” Raina continued, “you do not have the authority to say no. All kings and queens bow to the council.”
“I’m going with her,” Leon said as he sheathed his sword, then turned back to my father. “I will protect her with my life and bring her back safely, and when the Rift is closed, I’m going to marry her.”
My heart swelled as my father groaned and rolled his eyes.
“You have until tonight,” Raina said. “Say your goodbyes. You will not need any supplies.”
With that, Raina left.
“I need to go, but meet me outside just before sunset.” With a nod, Leon said goodbye and I went back to sit with my father who scowled.
“Don’t be afraid, Father. This is why we exist. Why our line is so important.”
Raising a hand to my cheek, he cupped my chin. “All my life I had wished for a son, but you, my dear daughter, are worth a thousand sons and I would not see you hurt. The Borderlands is a place of chaos and death.”
Leaning into his grasp, I breathed deeply. “I know, Father, and while I am scared, if the Magi Council can close the Rift, it’s our duty to go. You saw what that swarm did. How many more are out there? What if a swarm went to the castle? We could lose everyone.”
“When did you become so wise?”
“I’m not sure I’d call myself that, determined maybe, stubborn, definitely.”
After that we spent the rest of the time talking, Father sharing about some of his adventures and trying to teach me techniques on how to protect myself while he was still in bed.
Everything seemed to rush and flow together until my head spun. I looked at the sky knowing the farther the sun went the closer we were to leaving. I had agreed to meet Leon by the docks right outside my father’s ship as soon as the sun began descending.
Leon arrived on a white stallion dressed in the same clothes I’d left him in, along with his tricorn hat. His hair was down and there were a couple of braids hanging. He tipped his hat at me and then reached out a hand to pull me up onto the horse.
“Where are we going? Don’t we have to leave soon?” I asked.
“We do, but there’s one more thing I want you to see.”
He slapped the reins and we galloped up the hill and through the island, going higher until we reached the highest point. There were no trees over here, just beautiful grass and an open cliff. There was an area with stone sculptures of female fae, humans, mer, almost one for each of the different races. They were around in a circle with marble benches and stone arcs.
“What is this place?” I asked.
We slid off the horse, and he held his hands out to me. I took them and followed him toward the circle of strange structures. Rooster flew above us before finding a spot on the top of one of the stone heads. His cock-a-doodle-doo made me laugh.
“This is the best place to watch a sunset,” Leon said and brought me to a bench that faced the cliff’s edge.
