Saxon fell silent as her eyes settled into a stern gaze of both warning and urgency. “Doing the work alone will be no easy task.” “I will be fine.” “Now that your ferocity has faded, you have become uninteresting.” “In that case, may I make one request?” Saxon burst into laughter as if she had been waiting. Yes, that is more like it. She folded her hands over her stomach, waiting for the girl to continue. “Once the work is concluded, please allow my sister to receive an education at a school.”