Prologue

Alanna was in her tent, fingering the charm Madame Cooper had given her many years ago, the charm to ward against unwanted pregnancies. She took off the charm and held it in her hand, and she looked at it. At first glance it didn't look like very much, just a piece of twain with a small copper noble on it. Anyone else would have thought it was worthless, but not Alanna. She knew the true value of it. How many times had it saved her and Jonathan from having a baby, she didn't know, but she knew quite a few. She owed her whole life, as she knew it, to this charm.

Then she heard her tent flap being open. She quickly sat it on the table before turning around. It was Jon. "My beautiful Lioness." He said walking toward her.

"How is he?" She was asking about The Voice of the Tribes for Jonathan had just come from there.

"He is doing well." He said putting his arm around her, "He said to tell you he will see you in the morning.

"Alright." She said. Slowly Jonathan started to kiss her, and before they knew it they were in bed together, with the pregnancy charm still on the table.