The Northern KingdomRowan's POVThe journey north lasted through the rest of the night.No one says something, unless it is necessary. The four royal guards rode in perfect formation around us, their eyes constantly scanning the forest. Every now and then, one of them would disappear into the trees before returning several minutes later, scouts, making sure no one was following us.I pulled Kael's cloak tighter around myself.The cold wind stung my face, but the cloak kept most of it away. It was warmer than anything I'd ever owned.I almost felt guilty wearing it, the massive black stallion inside us never slowed, despite carrying both Kael and me, it moved effortlessly over rough trails and narrow mountain paths."You can sleep if you're tired," Kael said."I don't think I can." I replied."Why?" He asked.I looked ahead into the darkness, and answered. "I'm afraid I'll wake up and discover this was all a dream." His silence lingered for several seconds."It isn't." He assured aga
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