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friend either, but she felt a strong sympathy for Alicia. And Ena had always admired Alicia's mother for falling in love with a fae of another kingdom and following her heart.
    "No, it's not your fault," Ritasia said sternly. "Prince Grotto has been trying to come up with a plan to eliminate Alicia's ability to take over the throne, once he learned she lived."
    "What is she going to do?" Ena asked.
    "My mother has declared war on Prince Grotto of the dragon fae kingdom of Morcalon, since Alicia is her daughter-in-law. She understands that not all of Alicia's people are siding with the prince and my mother only wishes to eliminate those who follow him."
    "And you?"
    Ritasia glanced at King Tiernan. He took her hand and squeezed it. Ritasia said, "We will go to war against the dragon fae. Alicia is my dearest friend and my sister-in-law, who is like a sister. Where do you stand on this issue?"
    Since Ena was a dragon fae, she should have been against fighting her own people. But Prince Grotto, now self-proclaimed king, was a tyrant, she had every intention of aiding Alicia to right the wrong. "Princess Alicia would make a fine queen while presiding over the dragon fae. She has always been good to my dragon shifter kind. With Prince Deveron at her side, they will rule well. Her cousin, however, is ruthless and dangerous. I will fight for her. I cannot guarantee that the other dragon shifters will. But I will ask them."
    "Good. King Tiernan will lead his forces. Will you lead the dragon shifters into battle if any agree to go with you?"
    "Of course." Not that she believed they would agree to that. But she liked to think they would.
    "I must warn you. Prince Grotto is no fool."
    Ena snorted.
    Ritasia smiled a little. "He suspected we might ally with the dark fae and fight against him. He has enlisted the griffin fae who live on the island off our coast. And he has asked the phantom fae to fight with him also, since both fae kingdoms have been at odds with the hawk fae kingdom before."
    Immediately, Ena thought of Brett, the human she had saved from Alicia's grandfather's wrath. She had been forced to give him to the phantom fae kingdom in order to pass safely through their land and wished she could free him from them. But what if he was happy there? What if he was forced to fight alongside the dragon fae? What if she was forced to fight him?
    She wouldn't think of that. All she could do was focus her attention on asking her shifter friends if they'd help her to battle Prince Grotto. Since one of them was her brother, and some of them her suitors, she assumed some might go with her.
    She bowed her head a little in acknowledgment. "I pledge my loyalty to the hawk fae kingdom, since you so graciously took us in and that could have led to a war with the dragon fae. When do we go?"
    "Tomorrow morning. We are taking the earliest flight out from Edinburgh, Scotland, and will arrive at the dark fae kingdom by late afternoon. From there, we'll rest and make final preparations with the dark fae for the assault."
    The guard released her arm, and she bowed her head to him a little, thanking him for his service, though she hated how embarrassed she'd been to have nearly feinted.
    "I will speak to my people then." She bid the king and queen adieu, and headed out of the keep to call a meeting with the dragon shifters.
    Instead of running around from castle to castle, she used a gong to spread the word that she was calling a meeting. She only used it when she had to share something really important with them, which meant if she used it, they didn't hesitate to come.
    In their dragon form, they flew into the inner bailey of the castle she now managed.
    Thankfully, no one had objected to the fact that out of all the dragon shifters, she was the only one to have a readymade castle. The others were still building their own.
    Before she could speak, her brother said, "Prince Grotto is waging war against the hawk fae kingdom for taking us in?"
    She