MIRA
Clatter of horses’ hooves… Shaking at a steady pace… Strong arms are holding me carefully and help me to stay in the saddle…
For a second there I don’t even realize what is going on. Opening my eyes I only see the darkness around me. Until my eyes adjust to the moonlight and I turn my face to see Dereck concentrated on the road. Two horses next to us, probably Nort and Rick covering in case of an attack.
“Stop,” I whisper and nobody hears me. They just continue their way. “Stop!” I yell in a hoarse voice and feel Dereck flinch at that. He pulls on the reins and stops the horse, our teammates are doing the same.
“Mira!” our leader exclaims, “Thank gods!”
“Di!” my friends say almost in unison.
“Guys!” I cough, my throat is too dry, “Guys, please, I need to get bac
