She’d sensed threshold magicks and energy from the road, but she hadn’t thought that the threshold would lead to Funa-Ba. Even if she had known she wouldn’t have remembered. She had been young when her brother visited them. “I can’t go there.”
Zaya threw the stick to the ground and moved to return to the tent. Dage moved like the wind to stand in front to her.
“May I ask why?” Dage looked at her not budging. “I know you’re not keen on staying alive, but right now I need all the help I can get to protect you. And Funa-Ba is the nearest kingdom.”
“You wouldn’t understand even if I told you.” Zaya looked away from him. She felt so vulnerable under his stern stare. Being intimate with her last night hadn’t softened him towards her one bit. Was the damage already done? Maybe she shouldn’t
