Without saying a word, I walked towards the throne room with my friends. The footsteps behind me told me that they were following along, not that Daphne had let go of my hand. It surprised me how many of my friends wanted to help, to join in this war. It wasn’t just my friends, but Daphne’s friends as well. Blaise and Tracey had their own struggles during the attack and joined into the fray without a thought. It was good to see that my girlfriend still had her friends. I always felt bad that she was always around my friends rather than her own. At least I did know she was often with them when not with my group of friends.