Lucinda, along with the other fairies, led the way to the Princess. Every now and then she would turn to check on the Hood siblings; Micah had quite obviously slept very little and Haley seemed to be in bad shape. Her heart ached to see them in such conditions, it reminded her of the day she was assigned to them. They were still children in her eyes; her children, she felt just as guilty that she wasn't there to protect them during the night. From now on she would have to keep a closer eye on Haley.<br/>The little fairy bowed as they approached the Princess. She was truly magnificent.<br/><br/>Micah stepped forward, keeping his head down as he spoke: "The forest was attacked last night. By the time we got there almost half the forest had been destroyed. We fought them off as best we could, I think we're safe for now."