‘I wish we could,’ Twilight agreed as they flew over the woods. ‘But she said we couldn’t help her.’

Lauren hesitated. The success of helping Hannah was still buzzing through her. ‘I know she said that, but there must be something we can do,’ she argued. ‘Even if we can’t take her illness away, maybe we can make her feel better somehow. We help everyone else.’

As she spoke, she spotted a glimpse of white at the edge of a clearing beneath them. ‘What’s that?’

‘I think it’s a unicorn!’ Twilight snorted in surprise.

Lauren gasped. ‘Quick! Let’s go down and see it!’

Twilight cantered down through the trees. As they got closer, Lauren saw that it was a unicorn! A tall, very handsome unicorn with a long white mane and tail that swept to the floor and a glittering silver horn. A person was hurrying through the trees towards him.

‘Twilight! It’s Mrs Fontana!’ Lauren hissed. The old lady moved with light, quick steps and even though Lauren and Twilight were some way above her, Lauren could see the look of delight on the old lady’s face. ‘Do you… do you think it’s Mrs Fontana’s unicorn?’ Lauren whispered to Twilight.

‘I think it is,’ Twilight said as the unicorn standing in the trees saw the old lady and whinnied.

Mrs Fontana broke into a run and the next second, she had thrown her arms around his neck and was hugging him and he was giving little whickers of joy.

Lauren felt Twilight hesitate and she understood. Seeing Mrs Fontana and her unicorn together, she had a feeling that they were intruding.

Mrs Fontana was talking to the unicorn and he was nuzzling her shoulder. The unicorn bent his head as if saying something and Mrs Fontana nodded. To Lauren’s amazement, she took hold of his mane and swung herself easily on to his back. As she sat there, Lauren didn’t think she had ever seen anyone look quite so happy as the old lady did right then. The pain seemed to have vanished from her face.

‘Mrs Fontana looks really well again,’ she said. ‘She must have got better.’

‘She didn’t need my magic after all,’ Twilight said. He snorted suddenly. ‘Look, Lauren!’

The unicorn plunged into the air with Mrs Fontana on his back. She held on to

his mane, her yellow shawl blowing out behind her and her eyes sparkling. The unicorn galloped up into the starry sky and swooped away.

‘They’re flying!’ Lauren gasped.

Mrs Fontana and her unicorn disappeared into the darkness.

‘They’ve gone,’ Twilight said.

‘I can’t believe Mrs Fontana’s unicorn came back,’ Lauren said wonderingly. ‘Do you think he’s been in Arcadia all this time?’

‘He must have been,’ Twilight replied. ‘I wonder if he’s come back to the human world to live.’

Lauren remembered what Mrs Fontana had said. One day we will meet again and never be parted. She hugged Twilight. ‘Oh, I bet that’s what’s happened. I’m so glad Mrs Fontana has got him back – and that she looks so well and happy.’