" Usually a maid wakes me or Athena does." Erik stood stretching " Feels nice to wake up by myself for once." he grinned " I could use to this kind of freedom."

Athena thought for a moment " 5 hours if we ride hard enough." she shrugged and headed to the horses stilling them with her touch " Whatever is wrong?" she hushed them then quickly blocked a sword that snaked out from a bush " Intruders." she called protecting the horses.