I didn't sleep again.I lay in bed thinking about my father, the vision of Noah bleeding on a floor at the Moonshade estate, the festival two weeks away, and the proposal I had just made to two brothers who were still processing it, and at some point around four in the morning I got up and accepted that the dream wasn't happening.In the morning, Noah had called a council meeting.I found out from Sarah, who found out from Marco, who apparently always knew everything, and I walked into that council room right behind Noah and sat down before anyone could tell me not to.Vaslov looked at me, then at Noah."She's staying," Noah said simply, and sat down.The council chamber had eight members today plus three representatives from the visiting pack, including Queen, who had apparently been specifically invited, which told me that Noah had decided to tackle this head-on rather than let it build up.Ready.Noah stood at the head of the table and said, "I'll be direct, there is a proposal on

Me desperté con una nota deslizada debajo de mi puerta.Sin sobre, solo papel doblado con mi nombre en el exterior en la letra de Neal, desordenado y con un aspecto ligeramente impaciente.Lo abrí."El entrenamiento se cancela esta mañana, las órdenes de Elena. Ven a buscarme en su lugar. Quiero mostrarte algo. Ponte algo en lo que realmente puedas moverte".Se lo mostré a Sarah, quien lo leyó e inmediatamente fue a mi armario con más entusiasmo del necesario."Algo en lo que puedas mudarte", dijo feliz, sacando las cosas."Sarah, no es tan emocionante", dije."Es muy emocionante", dijo, "nunca vas a ningún lugar que no sea la sala de estrategia, la sala de entrenamiento o la biblioteca, esto es básicamente un día festivo".Encontré a Neal en el patio delantero veinte minutos después con dos caballos ensillados detrás de él y una bolsa sobre su hombro, y miró hacia arriba y dijo: "bien, te pusiste las botas"."¿A dónde vamos?", dije."Ya verás", dijo, entregándome las riendas del caba