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"That’s a Warlord Prince having breakfast on your front lawn," Andulvar said in a neutral voice

Saetan stared at his friend in disbelief True, Andulvar had seen the stallion first and had time to take in the wonder of it, but was he really so jaded that the wonder could pass so quickly? There was aunicorn on the front lawn! Akindred Warlord Prince

Saetan braced hiht, and may the Darkness be merciful"

"Think the waif knows about him?" Andulvar asked

The question was answered by a wild, joyous whoop as Jaenelle sprinted across the gravel drive and slid to a stop a foot away fronificent, deadly horn

The stallion arched his neck, raised his tail like a white silk banner, and danced around Jaenelle for a minute Then he lowered his head and nuzzled her pal would disturb the lovely picture of a girl and unicorn

The picture shattered when Smoke streaked across the lawn

The stallion knocked Jaenelle aside, laid his ears back, lowered that deadly horn, and began pawing the ground Se

Jaenelle grabbed a handful of the unicorn’s mane and thrust out her other hand to stop Smoke Whatever she said made the animals hesitate

Finally, Smoke took a cautious step forward The unicorn did the sa amused but exasperated, Jaenelle mounted the unicorn--and then scraallop

He stopped abruptly and looked back at her

Jaenelle fluffed her hair and said so

The stallion shook his head

She became more emphatic

The stallion shook his head and sta annoyed and e white mane and settled herself on his back

The stallion walked away frorass next to the drive When they turned back toward the Hall, he changed to an easy canter When they started the second loop, Smoke joined them

"Coreat hall Most of the house staff were pressed against the s of the drawing rooh a crack in the front door

"Open the door, Beale"

Startled by Saetan’s voice, Beale jerked away fro to assu the door open and stepped out while Andulvar stayed in the shadowy doorway

She looked beautiful with her wind-tossed golden hair and her face lit froed on a unicorn’s back with a wolf beside her He felt a pang of regret that she was cantering over a clipped lawn instead of in a wild glade It was as if, by bringing her here, he had sos--and he wondered if it were true Then she saw hi himself that he wore the darker Jewel, Saetan tried to relax--and couldn’t A Blood Prince, even a wolf, would accept his relationship with Jaenelle simply because he, a Warlord Prince, claie that claiht interfere with his own, until the Lady acknowledged it

As he went down the steps toissued froe, a dee the stallion’s prior claih for the other Warlord Prince to feel his strength But he didn’t deny the unicorn’s claim to Jaenelle

Interested, the stallion pricked his ears

"Papa, this is Prince Kaetien," Jaenelle said as she stroked the stallion’s neck "He was the first friend I made in Kaeleer"

Oh, yes Avery prior claiue, "kaetien" meant "white fire," and he didn’t doubt for a moment that the name fit this four-footed Brother

"Kaetien," Jaenelle said, "this is the High Lord, ht to his head

"No, no," Jaenelle said hurriedly "He’s notthat one He’swith hi thes carefully hidden He wouldn’t push--yet--but so to have a little talk about Jaenelle’s sire

Kaetien pawed the gravel as two young grooers against his cap brim "Do you think the Prince would like so?"

Jaenelle hesitated, then smiled as she continued to stroke Kaetien’s neck "I should have er-co myself"

Kaetien tossed his head in what could be interpreted as agreement

Jaenelle dismounted and ran up the steps Then she spun around, her hands on her hips and fire in her eyes "I did not fall off! I just wasn’t balanced"