It was at that moment I knew we were screwed.
It seemed like the sky wasn't on our side. Just as I was about to rest my head on the soft seat and continue my delayed rest, the train suddenly stopped so abruptly that my head hit the wall inside the train.
Without hesitation and filled with annoyance, I tried again to open the door and find out what was really happening until the train jolted repeatedly.
Were we intentionally passing through rocky roads full of stones causing the poor horse to stumble repeatedly?
"Alaric, we—"
My words were cut off as the train door easily swung open—no longer held by Alaric's hand—and I could directly see the scene in front of us. And, I immediately knew why the train stopped so suddenly.
Not far from the horse-drawn carriage we were riding, a fairl
