Things were chasing her in the dark; things she couldn't entirely put her finger on, but they were near. In a way, she wanted to be caught, was tired of running, and fighting, and being frightened. But the sun shone brightly as she woke. It had been a while since they'd had a bright day and Anne ...
In the end, she could only lie there, rocking with the movement of the horse walking wherever Hugo was taking her. Her mind spun—Hugo Beauford had appeared and kidnapped her. It was like a horrible dream hearkening back to the days when she’d dreamed about running into either of the Beauford brot...
He wanted to go somewhere. It was Chara’s first time on a horse and it was a long way to the ground from this high up. She’d ridden the occasional mule, but this was something else entirely. The horse started moving and she wrapped her arms around Nicias’ waist as the long strides of the horse mo...