The blazing sun was scorching the Earth instead of merely illuminating it, given how hot it was. Beads of sweat formed all over my head and trickled down the side of my face as if I had just washed my hair when, in fact, I had not done it in days. My heavy-weight dark green dress underneath my black cloak was soaked and clung to my body as if I had just emerged from swimming. Not to mention, I was nearly suffocating from the cloth covering my face. The gold accessories on the rim kept swinging and hitting the neck with each jolt of the horse, which brought nothing but discomfort. It would not be surprising if the skin around the area was red by now.
But I had no choice.
We had already crossed Zariya's border and were coming close to the capital. I could not jeopardize our mission for t
