roared, rai

ghed in protest, and soldiers bumped into eac

face was red from the cold and the wind. "Your Highness, why are we stoppin

rp gaze on Silas. "You said this pa

her side of them. "Very, Your Highness. The

t grasp the word's full meaning, the tone was a clear signal of cost, of sacri

't tell them the truth. He couldn't say,

avel. He walked over to the cliff face, running his

led. It came away in his hand, tumb

oice carried over the wind, leaving no room for argument. "I can feel it. T

Your Highness, we've crossed worse terrain

sper. He stepped closer to the captain, his blue eyes locking onto Gage's bro

es was terrifying. It was the look of a man who

his fastest scouts. "You two. Ride ahead. Go five miles into the

red their horses, disappear

howled. The tension was

on a voice that complained about its finances. If the scouts came back and said t

and said the mountai

s separate from the main group on h

ck the road ahead. Warning system active. Est

ara yawned. "Pe

eded a shower, and she had a book on medieval su

herself in tales of poisoned wine and backstabbing lords. It reminde

d in a video game. But she couldn't help it. There was

s in next week, she thought, I'm going to buy

stood in the freezing wind, waiting for his wor

iting for