RIDERS OF THE REALM kicked by Nightwing’s Ice Warriors had ended. Now she and the buckskin stallion named Hazelwind would lead the one hundred and forty pegasi rebels across the Dark Water ocean to the continent south of them. She had no idea what they’d find there: two-legged Landwalkers, dangerous predators, or creatures yet unknown. But she couldn’t wait to see it. It would become her new home, if she and the others made it there alive.
It was afternoon when Echofrost spotted Hazelwind and the others. They were gathered close together on an expanse of scrub grass, but they weren’t grazing. They were scanning the cloudless sky and prancing. The chestnut stallion named Redfire spotted her first. “There she is!” Immense relief flooded Echofrost at the sight of the pegasi. She tipped her feathers and descended, landing lightly. Redfire trotted toward her, his copper-colored coat reflecting the sunlight into her eyes. She threw up her wing. “I think you’re visible from space, Redfire.” Then she stared at the group of bright-feathered pegasi standing in the open, her earlier relief forgotten. “Couldn’t you 16
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