Flashback ( PDFDrive )

panic switches—which could now send a quick voice recording of
what they were facing—and these fancy new gadgets that reminded
Sophie of a twenty-sided die and unleashed a cloud of mist meant to
scatter someone’s concentration.
Flori spent her days making everyone new clothes so they’d all have
plenty of pockets to tuck things away in, and her nights wandering the
forest in search of song lyrics. So Sandor, Tarina, and Bo took turns
training Sophie, Linh, Marella, Biana, and Wylie—though the rest of
them could train much longer than Sophie’s arm would let her. But
whenever she had to stop early, she spent the extra time keeping
Silveny and Greyfell company.
The anxious alicorns had not been happy when Sophie warned them
that visiting their babies might give away their location. But they
didn’t argue. Silveny seemed to realize that all the months she’d spent
ignoring Sophie’s advice had nearly cost the babies their lives, and she
was determined not to make the same mistake again—even if it was
breaking her heart to stay away from them.
Sophie tried to keep Silveny’s spirits up by passing along the
updates Tarina got every morning from the trolls who were keeping an
eye on the babies. But there wasn’t a whole lot of actual news to share.
Luna and Wynn were stable, but progressing slower than expected. In
fact, by the end of the second week, the trolls were convinced the
babies wouldn’t be hatching during the coming eclipse. Which made
sense, considering how much time should have been left in Silveny’s
pregnancy.
But Silveny was devastated.
And after three days of watching her mope around her pasture,
ignoring food and treats and everyone, Sophie tried a new tactic.