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Her hands went to the their faces, one after the other, unable to believe this was real "Inir didn’t get to you"

"No," her mother whispered "I’ve dreaht I’d see it"

"Me either" Skye laughed and turned to look at Paenther "Did you do this?"

He smiled at her, a suspicious moisture in his eyes "I’d love to take the credit, but this was Lyon’s doing with the help of the Shaed her o to Lyon and place a kiss on his cheek "Thank you"

The big Chief of the Ferals nodded, war his amber eyes "You’re welcome, Skye But I have to ad Ezekiel?"

As Paenther drew her back into his arms, Ezekiel explained

"After you were here, I did so and discovered your enclave disappeared soon after the soul-stealing began About half the strongholds did" He winked at her "I may be a hermit, but I’m a well-connected hermit I found your e who oppose Inir have had to go underground We’ve agreed it’s tio if we hope to defeat this evil This wouldn’t have happened without you, Skye We’d forgotten, after hating for so ood, honorable men and women of every race Your purity of heart and spirit reminded me of that Reminded us all Trust won’t coe between the races, I have every hope that it will come"

"Sometiainst her hair He pulled back and looked down at her, pride and love shining from his dark eyes "And my heart is yours"