It was chaos outside, and Sarah could only watch.
Inside the carriage, she had already lulled the child to sleep and cast a protective barrier around them. No strike, no spell could reach past her magic—at least, not without her knowing.
From her place behind the translucent shimmer of the barrier, she watched the battlefield unfold… and what she saw left her stunned.
A handful of individuals were pushing back an army. Thousands of soldiers, many of them beast warriors, overwhelmed by just a few.
Celestria stood guard near the carriage, making sure no one got close. Her presence alone was like an invisible wall. But the real storm was up ahead.
The other four were in the thick of it—cutting through waves of enemies without pause.
And then her eyes found Alex.
A few months ago, it would have been unthinkable for him to stand against so many, let alone hold his own.
But now?
Now he was fighting alongside Rebecca and Natasha as an equal.
