Lyne held the silver blade with golden head tightly as she walked on the green fields. Zeidan had come to her that morning, telling her he had something to show her.

"Hey. I have something for you." He winked.

She had risen from the bed, immediately going to wear her robe but he stopped her.

"You can...you can change. I'll have Amber bring you some clothes for the gift. It's a surprise that I pray Amber doesn't reveal it to you. That girl is such a chatterbox."

"She is over a hundred years old and not a girl," Lyne told him casually and he looked at her wide-eyed.

"She told...