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tell her how you feel.”
    His reply is a grunt so I just laugh and
     continue on down the steps. My sister, Ariella, is in her own world checking
     over her bags. Training with the warriors has changed her in a good way. She
     still likes to play her tricks and cause mischief, but the past five years have
     turned her from a self-centered girl to a woman. In a few months she will be
     twenty-one and everything will change for her once she gets her guardian. I
     know there are plenty of warriors that are dying for the chance to be her
     protector. I take my eyes away from my beautiful blonde sister to my brother
     Drake. His fire red eyebrows are raised and he’s smirking at me with a quirk to
     his lip. I know he’s not surprised to see me in my warrior attire, but I think
     he is waiting to see how I handle our parents. Finn is standing off to the side
     and he has a huge smile on his face. His glowing amber eyes are feasting on my
     body with pride and it makes me smile. He always says he loves me in my
     leathers and that the way it hugs my body turns him on. I normally just roll my
     eyes at him when he says stuff like that, but it’s nice to be admired. I spent
     years with the warriors never noticing me, and now it’s like they can’t get enough.
     It’s been very interesting the past couple of years. I take a deep breath
     before looking at my parents, and when I see them their shocked expressions are
     just what I am expecting. Leave it to my mother to make an outburst.
    “Meliantha! Just where do you think you
     are going looking like that?” my mother, Queen Tatiana, argues.
    I was expecting her hostility, but to
     avoid a screaming match, I say nonchalantly, “I’m going to the Winter Court and
     I’m going to ride with the warriors alongside Finn and Ashur. I’m no longer a
     child or a frilly little princess that has to hide inside of a carriage. I am
     proud to be who I am, and this is my decision.”
    My mother looks at Ashur and he gives
     her an apologetic look. She huffs in aggravation before walking out the front
     doors. Drake gives me a grin and a thumbs up before walking out after my
     mother. Ariella just shakes her head and smiles before leaving the room. Finn
     and Elissa decide to hang back with Ashur and me; meanwhile, my father comes up
     to me and takes my face in his hands.
    “We’re just worried about you, dear. The
     dark sorcerer will come after you one day and we need to be careful. This is
     the first time you’re venturing out, so you can’t blame us for wanting to keep
     you safe. You’re an excellent fighter, but that doesn’t mean you’re
     invincible.” He looks back and forth between Ashur and Finn and commands,
     “Watch her, both of you. I don’t think you want to know what I’ll do to you if
     something bad happens to her.”
    They both look like they’re trying to
     swallow a brick and it takes everything in me to keep from smiling. They bow
     their heads and reply together, “Yes, Your Highness.”
    My father turns around and makes his way
     out the door. The servants are milling about gathering my family’s things to
     load them into the carriages. Ashur gives a quick glance to Elissa and then
     turns to me.
    “I am going to get your horse ready. I
     will see you out there,” he says silently.
    He nods to both Finn and Elissa and then
     strides toward the front doors.
    Elissa watches him saunter away and
     quickly exclaims, “I’m going to go, too. See you out there!” She runs off to
     catch up with Ashur and trails beside him on the way out the door. I can’t help
     but smile as I watch. Ashur needs to find someone that will love him, and
     Elissa would be the perfect woman.
    Finn leans down to kiss my cheek and
     whispers, “You look amazing, Mel. You and leather go together perfectly.”
    I smile and give him a wink while
     looking appreciatively down his body. He has his long hair pulled back and he’s
     wearing his complete warrior gear.