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“I think we should go around it,” I said, uncertainty and fear in my voice. “If I lose any of you, I won’t survive.”
“You won’t lose us, honeybee,” Blaze said fiercely. “It’s the enemy’s voice in your head, trying to stop you from fulfilling your great destiny.”
“But the first part of the dream came true,” I said. “Look how my realm burned.”
“It’s the fear talking, sweetheart,” Rai said, kissing the top of my head to expel my anxiety. “The enemy always delivers mixed messages. We won’t let them stop us. We’ll proceed and go seek the goddess.”
I bit my lip. No matter which direction we turned, there was danger lurking at every corner. “We can try. We’ll need to find my grandfather first. Hopefully, he can point us in a direction that will lead to Arianrhod.”
“Let’s set out tomorrow,” Rai said.
The warriors stood to attention and nodded. They had no fear of war or qualms about a quest to seek out the goddess. They just needed something to do, needed to know where to go and when to hit.
None of them were concerned about my nightmare. I was the only fearful one.
“We have the fastest ship,” Quintrell said, rubbing his hands excitedly. “We can take it to the end of Inanna and any part of the world.”
“That’s the thing. There are conditions,” I said. “We can’t take the ship. We’ll have to make the journey on foot. Neither can weshift to our dragon forms before we meet the goddess.”
“That’s going totake a long time,” Blaze said.
“That’s why it’s called the Arianrhod’s quest,” Iokul said.
“How do you know about the Arianrhod’s quest all of a sudden?” Blaze challenged.
“I have my resources,” Iokul snapped.
“I bet your resource is ElveyFionn,” Blaze sneered. “I don’t trust that warlock.”
“Then I have some good news for you, Blaze,” Iokul said. “Daisy can take only six companions. Two spots have been reserved for Elvey and his lady friend Rosalinda. On our side, there are only four positions available. Rai and I are going, and we’ll pick two others.”
Raucous roars deafened me as every warrior made their voices heard in an attempt to be chosen.
“Shut up,” Blaze roared, and momentary stillness descended on the crowd. “There’s no fucking way that I’m not going. You can’t stop me, Iokul. I’ll drag you down.”
“Then why must you always whine?” Iokul said. “You give Daisy headaches.”
“I didn’t whine,” Blaze said. “I just want to protect my mate.”
“Our mate,” Iokul said.
I shook my head with a sigh. Would they never tire of reminding each other that I was all of theirs?
“Exactly! Then how dare you deny my rights to guard our mate since she isn’t only yours?” Blaze demanded.
The warriors snapped their heads between the two princes as they quarreled.
“This is tiresome,” Rai spat. “I can’t imagine how our mate puts up with you two. She’s too kind.”
“Daisy has a fierce and tender heart,” Iokul said.
“And she’s most gorgeous.” Blaze smiled in reverence. “And ferocious.”
“We need to pick one more warrior to go with us,” Rai said.
Sybil turned to Henry and chirped sharply at him, and Henry growled at me. Sybil flew to me, landing on my arm and voicing her demand.
I scratched Henry behind his ear and said to Sybil with a sigh, “Fine, you two can come. You aren’t dragons, so the number doesn’t include you.”
