Only Nathan had to argue, because he needed all of the groups solid, and that meant he needed Sasha with the last of them. “You’re helping Gwen and the fae with Shiarra. Please,” he said before Sasha could protest again, “I need you to do this. Four groups if you count those in the Gatehouse separately. Four horsemen. Four leaders.”
“Gwen’sthe leader, not me,” Sasha countered.
“Yeah, and technically it’s Aloysha not Jim, and me not Walter, but I need you guys there too. You’re the ones I trust most to help where others can’t. Gwen was practically giddy with the thought of getting you as her right hand. You wouldn’t want to disappoint her,” Nathan finished with as warm a smile as he could muster, considering he could still feel the approach of Malak deep in his soul, warning him that time was very short.