Ikhulu namashumi ayisithupha nane (164)

"Where is my daddy?" Sky asked and looked up at her lilac eyed aunt. 

Melissa and the young nomad were training their mage abilities. Nobody had told the child about the war for obvious reasons but her fathers all but pleaded with Melissa to train their little girl just in case. Riley was not responsive. She had a world's worth of stress because of the impending battle. She is going to be in danger regardless of what they do and it was important to everyone that she could defend herself if worse came to worst. 

"Your daddy is just making sure that everything is alright with our friends in another territory, sweet girl. Nothing to worry about," Melissa assured the child.