When the sun rose several hours later, the only thing we could see behind us was the tip of the topmost tower. Ganalorn had wanted us to keep riding until there was a safe distance between us and the Capital. So we didn’t stop, riding through dense thickets and brambles for what seemed to be an eternity. We crossed a small town on the way, but we didn’t stray too close to the town center for fear that someone might spot us.
We crossed a small stream just a few yards away from the town, where we stopped briefly to water the horses and stretched our legs.
"We’ve got a long way ahead of us," Ganalorn paused to pick out what I assumed was a tick from his horse's back. "We have to be very careful going forward. I suspect your disappearance has been noticed by now. The king must have already
