Chapter 16 AN ARMY SO LARGE

Standing before an army so large it filled the valley below, Daniel clasped his hands behind his back and strolled down the cobblestone path with Rosemary by his side. The stoic soldiers stood stone-faced as the Darke King inspected his troops.

When he glanced over his shoulder at his family waiting on the hill behind him, Daniel smiled as the sun parted the clouds and shined down over them. Their faces were still quite fuzzy but so real that he could almost reach out and touch them.

As the morning light reached through the balcony outside his bedroom, the warmth of it spread across Daniel’s back and woke him from peaceful dreams of a home and family he knew would one day belong to him. He opened his eyes and smiled when he saw Rosemary’s angelic face right in front of him on his pillow.

For a moment, he wondered if he was still dreaming until he swept away the tuft of hair that fell across her face.