Summons a horse

I helped Alice to her feet and she took a couple of shaky steps forward, as if checking that her legs were strong enough to bear her weight. ‘First we need to get your horse back,’ she said, giving a thin, high whistle. She had to whistle twice more before the horse came into view, trotting towards us.

‘More magic?’ I asked with a smile.

Alice nodded. ‘It only took the tiniest bit – but now I’ve got to do something much bigger. I hope I’ve got the strength for it . . . We ride that way,’ she said, pointing off into the distance.

Starblade Book 2 Chapter 21