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The first light of daas in the sky Alison got up and stretched The air was dry and she felt war to her hair when she felt the baby move Tears welled in her eyes

'What's the matter?' Fury asked

'I can feel it' She placed his hand on her belly 'I thought it would never be born Noonder where it will be born'

'Only time will tell,' Fury said 'All we know is that we have a way to follow Miralda has shown it to us'

Alison took his hand and they went to the round was covered in a thick blanket ofsun

'A very special ,' she said 'It is a time between timesa time when the boundaries between the realms are blurred'

'How do you know?'

'The Sky Warrior told me'

'Aye' Fury nodded 'He would He caet up there onto the headland before the sun breaks through That's where we'll find Red Fox's Leap We have our way to followit's the Way of True Love'

They abandoned their few ree of the cliff Alison looked down Here and there theShe could e ship

For a e between realed Then her heart sank The I to her former realm nor did the military equipment stacked on its deck

As she watched, s for us'

Her heart beat wildly and she stuht of stone steps set into a sheer cliff They reached the top and Alison looked around It was like entering a different world The ground on which they stood was an island in a sea of cloud

Two boulders poked up at the cliff's edge An old man with a battleaxe sat on one A boy with a toy windmill sat on the other The sails of the windidly like a statue

'Who are they?' Alison whispered

'The Guardians,' Fury replied 'The boy guards the pathways between the sixth and the seventh realms I've already met him'

'Who's the other?'