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Blaze and Rai shoved on their armor with military efficiency, and I put on the new armor Iokul had prepared for me.
Sybil chirped sharply from somewhere and flew out of the tent. She must have been hiding somewhere and watching us fuck the entire time.
Outside the tent, Henry howled in fury.
“Blaze,” Rai said. “Escort our mate and leave for the mountains. Iokul,Chiron,and I will hold the enemies back.”
Blaze nodded grimly, knowing his brothers wouldn’t survive this.
“Daisy. Let’s go,” Blaze said softly.
“No,” I said. “We live and die together.”
“Daisy, your safety is the most important!” Rai bit out. “Now isn’t the time to be stubborn.”
“I’m being practical,” I said. “They’ll catch me and slay me sooner if I run. We’ll have a better chance surviving if we stick together.”
“But Daisy—” Rai said, a torn emotion in his sapphire eyes. Then he sighed, his jaw remaining tight. He knew I was right.
“Thick and thin. Remember that. That’s how we are,” I said. “Let’s not argue anymore and get ready.”
Rai’s eyes burned furiously, but fear for me still lurked beneath. “Blaze, stay close to our mate. I’ll fight at the front.”
Blaze wanted to protest since he wanted to fight at the frontline, but when he glanced at me, he swallowed it.
It didn’t matter where we fought. It was five of us plus Henry against an army of over forty demons. We were greatly outnumbered.
“We might have to shift to dragons in the heat of the battle if we want to survive the fight,” Blaze said.
“I don’t think the land will allow us to,” I said. “I’ve tested my offensive magic, but it became dormant the moment we started the journey. By Goddess Arianrhod’s will, all sorts of magic, except my feeble connection to the land, has been nullified.”
Blaze flexed his hands to transform them to claws, but nothing happened.
“It’ll be our brutal force against our enemies’,” Rai said, and nocked an arrow. “Let them come.”
There wasn’t any place to take cover except for a few scattered trees on the endless snow-covered plain.
A horde of demons appeared ahead, charging toward us like a black wave. The snow didn’t slow them much.
Three mutant demons that had massive spiked wings flew ahead of them. Snow twirled around their black horns, and it didn’t seem to bother them the slightest.
How could we defeat such a force without shifting to our dragon forms and without the aid of our magic? My heart pounded in fear and rage, and my blood iced over even as adrenaline coursed through my veins and pumped up my courage.
We’d probably die here, and the snow would cover our corpses, but we would slay as many enemies as we could. It would be regretful if we perished before we could bring down our true and final enemy.
It would also be regretful if I didn’t have more days and years with my mates.
But even if we didn’t win this battle, I’d still be united in the afterlife with my beloved mates. I had to believe that.
We shared a look, the mating bond between us snapping in tension.
We formed a nearly enclosed ring, Iokul andChiron raised their shields. Iokul had his longsword ready, and Chiron raised his iron spear. I had a wicked-looking dagger in my left hand, and in my right hand a curved one ready to devour any two-legged or four-legged foes.
Iokul was the best dragon swordsman, Rai excelled at bows, and Blaze was a champion in fistfighting. I’d been training with mywarrior mates when we weren’t in bed.
Henry snarled beside me, his jaws wide open.
Stay with me, Henry, I ordered.Don’t leave the group. Don’t try to be a hero.
