Chapter Thirty Five

The sky pressed down, deep and heavy. If only the sun refused to rise then perhaps the world would be safe, but Gabriel knew better. They were coming, he could feel it.

Despite the dark, there was something in the air, something electric. For an hour they had ridden toward the site where his brother was killed and were yet to see or hear a single animal other than their own horses.

“When the time comes the animals will be there Gabriel,” Aurora told him gently. “Don't worry.”

He wondered how she could expect him not to worry when in a few hours he would be dead.

He shook off the fear and tried to clear his mind. Soon he would know what it was like to die and he was luckier than most. He would go to Heaven. He knew there was a God. He also knew he would never see Aurora again and if he were honest, that thought scared him most of all.

But they still had a few hours until the battle and instead of worrying he needed to focus on what he was trying to save. As they pushed ahead he tho