"Good morning," Julien breathed into her ear the next morning, waking her to the start of a new day.

Lacey turned over and yawned. "Good morning." Then she looked around and there was too much daylight streaming in through the door leading to the living room. "Oh, no! We've overslept!"

Julien smiled. "No, you needed to rest. I asked Kodiak to take over the training for the young warriors for today so you could rest."

"No, I have to work—"

"You've been burning the ...