““He took Molly’s small hand and pressed it between his big ones. “Thank you for riding here to warn me, niece,” he said, smiling warmly. “That was very brave of you.” “I couldn’t have done it without Sultan,” Molly told him. “He flew like the wind almost all the way. I used to be afraid to ride him, but not anymore. Now I can’t even understand why I was ever afraid of him.” “Sometimes it takes a crisis for us to discover what we really can do when we have to,” her uncle said. “You had to ride Sultan, so you did. Now you know how easy it is. It’s as simple as that.” At that moment, Corporal Henshaw jogged over to them. He saluted to Uncle William and said, “The men are ready to go, sir.” “Right,” Uncle William said. Then he turned to Molly. “It’s much too dark and dangerous for you to return to Yorktown now. You and Sultan will have to ride with us to the safety zone and spend the night. I know you’re worn out, and Sultan is, too, but do you think you could manage just a few more miles?” She patted Sultan’s neck. “After what Sultan and I just went through to get here, five more miles seems like nothing at all!””
