“That’s okay,” I replied, trying to sound calm despite everything.
“Alpha, I’ve compiled a list of the warriors I think would be best suited for each of the different missions that have come our way,” Luke explained carefully. He and Elias went over to the kitchen table and began looking through the list together, discussing the best options for each task.
Meanwhile, I went to Elias’s office and found some blank paper along with pencils and colored pencils. I opened the ancient book to the page where the King and Queen were shown in the middle of a fierce battlefield, fighting courageously. I began carefully tracing the beautiful picture onto the paper in front of me. The image was breathtaking, and I felt strongly that it didn’t belong hidden away in some dusty, forgotten book. These wo
